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The Sunday Read

The Sunday Read
the wrinkle in the socks

the wrinkle in the socks

and the blisters that follow

John Conrad
John Conrad
you are someone else

you are someone else

I am still right here

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John Conrad
the borrowed poem

the borrowed poem

carrying on

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John Conrad
the overview effect

the overview effect

on joy

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John Conrad
let go or be dragged

let go or be dragged

the frightening prospect of empty hands

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John Conrad
Un petit cimetière

Un petit cimetière

where we go with our troubles and failures

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John Conrad
running on empty

running on empty

the games we play with our sleep

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John Conrad
stick season

stick season

come home

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John Conrad
A Superseding Kindness

A Superseding Kindness

when being nice fails

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John Conrad
The Editor Who Saved Dinner

The Editor Who Saved Dinner

too-muchness

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John Conrad
the greatest game

the greatest game

courage that doesn't feel like courage

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John Conrad
pardon the interruption

pardon the interruption

the moment is yours

John Conrad
John Conrad
words worth passing down.

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words worth passing down.

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