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Author Archive | Molly Woerner

Dear Girls

You will hold a special place in my heart. I see the fire in you as you dance on stage with your sisters. Your faces suggest pain, but your dance reflects your covert passion. I sit next to the drunken man during the performance hoping you will never encounter his wrath. I hope the man you […]

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Fine Tuning

Natural Reverence The pines on the trees grow in spherical shapes The sky is not merely blue here, but a haze of grey blanketing what could be blue The air is thin 6000 feet up and dusted with sandalwood incense The buzzing of birds and insects let me not forget I was in the mountains: […]

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Red Threads

I got the bracelet in India. I thought the 50-rupee red string bracelet (75 cents) would adorn my wrist nicely as a reminder of my trip. Photos could only depict so much, and my memory tends to fade. The bracelet was a rich reminder of the people whose lives I entered briefly and the mark […]

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