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Expressing joy and defiance through art: Writings and photos on hope and resilience; love and relationships; life and death; anger and acceptance; and human behavior and beliefs.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Ring-a 'dem Bells
"Ring the bells that still can ring.
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in."
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in."
- Select lyrics (ala Ronnie) taken from "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen
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What We Save From the Fire
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