Overcoming the Lies That Bind

And living in the truth that sets free

Marianne Jones, Poet
Nov 6 · 6 min read
Image by Zigmars Berzias from Pixabay

Sharon put the telephone down feeling ready to explode with frustration. Her sister Paula had managed to manipulate her into babysitting her children for the weekend, even though Sharon needed the time to catch up on her own work. Her sister’s call came right after a lunch with her mother: a lunch Sharon spent gritting her teeth and listening to…

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Marianne Jones, Poet

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Marianne is a retired teacher, a grandma and a writer who lives in beautiful Thunder Bay, Ontario on the shores of Lake Superior.

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