A Thimble of Light
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A Thimble of Light

This Time, It’ll Be Different

The stories we tell ourselves to get through the days without screaming.

Before Sophie died in my arms, I tried to remember her as she was rather than the skin, jutting bones and matted hair she’d become. When I first saw her, she streaked across the room like a star burning bright and hot. And, as the years passed, she’d proven that she was an insouciant little…

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Personal essays on mental illness, disconnection, rootlessness, and a desire to find our way home.

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