Roblin Meeks

Essayist, academic, lapsed philosopher, associate dean of ice cream. @dorsalstream on Twitter; rm@thedorsalstream.com elsewhere.

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Do Stop Believing

A little before she turned eight, my daughter Q had a loose tooth succumb to a spoon full of lemon yogurt.

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You Can’t Call Home Again

How to dial when the line goes dead.

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Last Days

Remembering is always remaking the past to please the present.

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The Perfect Time

To do things simply because you can.

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Morning in Suburbia

I don’t look at myself when I get in the shower.

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A Conversation about Poverty and Fortitude with a Single Mom in Arkansas

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I Loved this City

Dialogues with the Mole People — Gary

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