The Uses of Adversity

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Listening to the Universe
The omnipresent San Francisco fog hung above our home's walled-in "patio," a space that could fit two bodies and perhaps a cat. This was where my mother…
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Anais Tekerian
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The Scarlet Tanager
Naming the Hard Truths
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Standing Still to Move Forward
Robin Hood’s head, vellum feather bobbling, pops up from behind a bush and then out of sight again. I continue raking leaves, wondering whether I am the…
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Anais Tekerian
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A Dissenter's Rationale
A Dissenter’s Rationale The following sentence does not contain a non-sequitur, nor does it contain a paradox. I am a white, privileged, Ivy-educated…
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The Uses of Adversity
Writings in search of sense--in times that defy it.

The Uses of Adversity

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