Limp with heroics of a near miss – there is a prize for valor, unintended: fated to carry the bulk of your own damned good fortune, a taunting phantom’s limb. Better you than me, mate. Better me than you. An entreaty: better me. Bear me up along the long survivor’s arc. Bravery is built on… Continue reading Limp With Heroics
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Intentions & Eclipses
Intentions are funny things. You can mean them when you say them and still not fulfill them. Say them and not mean them. Not even recognize them and still carry them out. You can recognize them ad hoc, post hoc, and everywhere in between. There is a term in the legal field, mens rea –… Continue reading Intentions & Eclipses
caroline ridgway 