Rachel Marie BraidmanTHE AMERICAN OCEANOur island was under siege from the sea. Now it is sunk, held down by the weight of water, muck and gravity. We fled. We were forced to…Jul 29, 2017Jul 29, 2017
Rachel Marie BraidmanShe Doesn’t Know What She Doesn’t Know“There are many who hold, as I do, that the most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the…Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017
Rachel Marie Braidman“Come on guys!”She says, cracking herself up in her car seat in the backseat, while her dadda drives and I hand her pieces of blueberry muffin. A berry…Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017
Rachel Marie BraidmanEXTREMISMI vow to fight off EXTREMISM with quiet isolation. I will take vaccines of turned off screens and paper books, newspapers, magazines…Nov 27, 2016Nov 27, 2016
Rachel Marie BraidmanThe Storm at the ChapelIn 1872, this place we live was established as a Methodist summer camp. In the center of the park, there is an outdoor chapel. It is moon…Sep 23, 2016Sep 23, 2016
Rachel Marie BraidmanTree Tree Tree“It would be too soon for us to say: Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove…Aug 21, 2016Aug 21, 2016
Rachel Marie BraidmanGIRLSA girl walks down a dirt road, balancing a pail of river water on her head. A girl sells small paper cups of lemonade on the sidewalk in…Aug 10, 2016Aug 10, 2016
Rachel Marie BraidmanThe Ghosts of Love“The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.” Mahatma GandhiJul 26, 2016Jul 26, 2016