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kavanot (intentions) at the turning of a year
For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet Joy Harjo Put down that bag of potato chips, that white bread, that bottl…
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a few notes on art and the transcendent
just because.
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Hanukkah love, December love, Hello
And A Bissel Regrounding in What Matters
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Random Cool Stuff Day
Just Because Who Doesn't Like Cool Stuff
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one model of what's possible for Israeli and Palestinian kids
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both/and
God beyond binaries
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