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extending grace & The Autobiography of a Language

tiny ritual & poetry review, on each full moon

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emily brandt
Oct 28, 2023
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welcome. hello.

I’m so glad you’re here, with me. In this month of extreme violence and grief, those words of gratitude have a particular heft. Many mornings, in this last moon cycle, I read the news in bed or listened in my car, cried, then I went about my day, weaving that grief into my actions and interactions, trying to keep my heart soft, as I worke…

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