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Page 3 - Prints L through S
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Alphabetical listings by story title
Laughter and Noise
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There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have
the same laughter & noise.
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Leaving Pieces
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She left pieces of her life behind her everywhere she went. It's
easier to feel the sunlight without them, she said.
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Legacy
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I promise you not a moment will be lost as long as I have heart &
voice to speak & we will walk again together with a thousand
others & a thousand more & on & on until there is no one
among us who does not know the truth: there is no future without
love.
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Life Plan
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I asked her what she planned to do with her life & she said she
was way beyond that point already. I'm just happy I remember to be
there when it happens, she said.
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Living in the Past
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I've always liked living in the past best, she said. It takes less
money than I make now.
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Living Memory
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I carry you with me into the world,
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Making Room (feminine)
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When I first met her, I knew in a moment I would have to spend the
next few days re-arranging my mind so there'd be room for her to
stay.
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Making Room (masculine)
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When I first met him, I knew in a moment I would have to spend the
next few days re-arranging my mind so there'd be room for him to
stay.
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More Than a Princess
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Are you a princess? I said & she said I'm much more than a
princess, but you don't have a name for it yet here on earth.
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Mr. Right
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He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was
enough to let him stay for a very long time.
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New Age
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We're already in the new age, she said. What does that mean? I said.
It means we can stop waiting & start living, she said but after
she left, I still waited a little while more just to be safe.
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No Difference
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There was a boy with skin as dark as the earth & a girl with eyes
as blue as the deep & they loved each other so well that people
could not tell them apart, for in their hearts, there was no
difference between them.
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No Regret
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I sometimes wake in the early morning & listen to the soft
breathing of my children & I think to myself, this is one thing I
will never regret & I carry that quiet with me all day long.
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One Child
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I hope it will be said we taught them to stand tall & proud, even
in the face of history & the future was made new & whole for
us all, one child at a time.
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One Us
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Today all I could remember was the way your body held the ocean of my
self & for a moment there was only one us in all creation.
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Ordinary Things
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It's hardest to love the ordinary thing, she said. But you get lots
of opportunities to practice.
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Overdressed
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I'm feeling overdressed, she said & he held her close & said
as far as he was concerned she was always that way & her eyes
glowed softly in the light of his desire
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Packets of Light
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These are little packets of light & you need to plant them early
in the year & remember to mark where they were because lots of
times they look like weeds in the beginning & it's not until
later that you see how beautiful they really are.
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Partners
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Tied together by stuff too difficult to explain to someone new
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Perfect Day
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It was a day filled with the glow of ordinary things & we passed
them quietly from hand to hand for a long time & someone said she
had picked a perfect day to be born & I think all of us felt the
same.
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Perfect Stranger (feminine)
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I held her close for only a short time, but after she was gone, I'd
see her smile on the face of a perfect stranger & I knew she
would be there with me all the rest of my days.
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Perfect Stranger (masculine)
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I held him close for only a short time, but after he was gone, I'd
see his smile on the face of a perfect stranger & I knew he would
be there with me all the rest of my days.
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Permanence
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Just because they die, she said, doesn't mean they go away.
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Pesky Growth
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I finally got to exactly where I wanted to be, she said, so why won't
all these growth experiences go away & leave me alone?
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Plumber
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The plumber was digging around in the pipes & he saw something
shine in the muck & it turned out to be the soul of the last
tenant. He gave it to me & I said I wonder how we can return it
& he shrugged & said he found stuff like that all the time.
You'd be amazed what people lose, he said.
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Possible Love
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She learned to love him before he thought it was even possible, so he
didn't have a chance to hide & mess it up & while it was a
little scary at times, mainly he could not even imagine the world
without her there.
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Presence of Mind
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Most of the stuff I say is true because I saw it in a dream & I
don't have the presence of mind to make up lies when I'm asleep.
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Principles
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There are times I think I'm doing things on principle, but mostly I
just do what feels good. But that's a principle, too.
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Promise #1
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Promises to Myself #1: I will tell the truth unless I get confused
& I think I could get in real trouble if someone found out, in
which case, I will lie as convincingly as possible for as long as I
feel the need.
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Psychology
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Of course I'm not happy, she said to me, but I've got a degree in
psychology so at least I can explain why.
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Quiet Prayer
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As long as the sun shall rise goes the old lovers vow. But we are
children of a scientific age & have no time for poetry. Still, I
offer a quiet prayer of thanks for the sunlight each time I see your
face.
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Quiet Pride (daughter)
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There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said
to my daughter, though some days I'm louder about other stuff so it's
easy to miss that.
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Quiet Pride (son)
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There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said
to my son, though some days I'm louder about other stuff so it's easy
to miss that.
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Quiet Pride (no gender)
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There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said,
though some days I'm louder about other stuff so it's easy to miss
that.
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Quiet Spaces
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We had gone far enough together to listen easily in the quiet
spaces.
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Real Hero
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Anyone can slay a dragon, he told me, but try waking up every morning
& loving the world all over again. That's what takes a real
hero.
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Real Reason
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There are things you do because they feel right & they may make
no sense & they may make no money & it may be the real reason
we are here: to love each other & to eat each other's cooking
& say it was good.
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Really Good
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I don't have a whole lot of excuses for what's gone wrong with my
life, she said. But the ones I do have are really good.
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Regular Life
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Of course I want to save the world, she said, but I was hoping to do it from the comfort of my regular life.
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Riding Home
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You may not remember the time you let me go first. Or the time you
dropped back to tell me it wasn't that far to go. Or the time you
waited at the crossroads for me to catch up. You may not remember any
of those, but I do & this is what I have to say to you: today, no
matter what it takes, we ride home together.
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Run Proud
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He taught me to run high on my toes. I will always remember his
words: run proud & remember you are alive.
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Scent
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When she wore the hat, even many years later, she could always smell
her mother's perfume & it was hard to remember she was supposed
to be alone.
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