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  • “Oh Mighty Isis!” Egyptian Goddess
    And now, after all the tremendous loss I’ve experienced the past few years, when I felt so crushed with heartbreak and loss, and so far away from that girl I used to be, the girl spinning with her golden wings, that girl with the jewels on her hips; now I
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  • I Found Myself at 2am in the middle of a Remote Forest in Norway
    So now, it was 2am in the middle of a remote forest in Norway, with snow so deep it could swallow me whole, and I’m riding on the back of a young man, surrounded by thick pine trees soaring straight into the sky. It was cold, and a little scary,
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  • When I Fell in Love with Van Gogh
    Did he see the ordinary church and reinterpret it his way? Or did he look at the building and see centuries of wishes, hopes, tears, and prayers all swirling together into a vibrant mind-bending dazzling cloud, bursting with sacred irreverence … the church and the art soothing jagged-edged souls and
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  • A Unique Summer Romance in Paris
    I met him on a rainy summer night in Paris, the kind of night that’s made for kissing. Chris was English, with thick wavy black hair, warm eyes, and an accent that could melt butter in a freezer. By the end of our first evening together, he put his arms
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  • A Passion Play in Oberammergau
    We climbed higher and higher, the air smelling fresher and crisper, until we finally arrived in the tiny Bavarian town. It smelled like home, with the lush forests covering the mountains, the smell of evergreen, wildflowers and even a touch of snow that stays on the highest peak, even in
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  • Climbing Ecoute Over the Years
    I sat quietly in the giant hand, the stone warmed by the sun, and listened to my heartbeat among the children shouting and laughing in different languages around me. I thought about the 20-year-old me who had been full of childlike wonder and adventure and enchanted by everything about Paris
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  • Dashing Divorcee Mae West
    “Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.” It’s easy to get married, but hard to stay that way.” “Marriage is like a book. The whole story takes place between the covers.” “It’s not the men in my life that count, it’s the
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  • Chez Josephine NYC and One of the Greatest Nights of my Life
    Walking through the front door was like entering another world. Red velvet drapes trimmed with golden tassels, brick walls covered with images of Josephine Baker at the height of her dancing, the kind of warm lighting that makes even the most weary of us look beautiful… Josephine peers out from
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  • Grief Journey with Winged Victory, Paris, and a Group of Blind Children
    Experts speculate which ancient battle Winged Victory was created for, but does it matter? We are all fighting our own battles in our own way every single day. The fact that we are here, out in the world, celebrating the majesty of the human spirit through art, creating our own
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