Storied Bench
Storied Bench Who’s rested on your slats? Whose heart broke from the news? Whose wounds grew? Whose spirit held hope for easier days?...
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sarasabourin
- May 18, 2018
- 2 min
Someone brought the music….
Standing along side my 9-year-old niece and her friends at Williams Park tonight, we spread on pb&j, slapped bread together and wrapped...
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sarasabourin
- Dec 27, 2017
- 4 min
Her Name was Cindy
I slung two tote bags over each of my shoulders and grabbed another one to carry from my parked car. It was dark as I crossed three...
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sarasabourin
- Dec 20, 2017
- 5 min
My First Time Being Homeless
Last night, I spied her walking across the street with a bag hanging from each side of her walker as well as one tote bag on the seat. I...
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sarasabourin
- Apr 14, 2017
- 3 min
Today is Sunny.
A cluster of Barbie dolls remains piled up along the side of the futon. On the desk sits a Groucho Marx – inspired eyeglass / nose /...
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sarasabourin
- May 19, 2016
- 5 min
Herman and the Broken Down Bike
My 20-some-year-old Trek mountain bike barely survived Michigan’s icy winters and spring rains. It’s old metal bones leaned against a...
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sarasabourin
- Dec 25, 2015
- 5 min
Winter Solstice Sh*t List
We crumpled up our papers and stuffed them into the stump of a felled tree. The hole in the stump was hollowed out presumably by the...
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sarasabourin
- Oct 22, 2015
- 1 min
Purple Skinny Jeans
I answered the phone at the consignment shop this morning. “You’re my last resort,” the woman on the other end began. “I’ve tried...
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sarasabourin
- Sep 24, 2015
- 2 min
You’re pregnant!
“You’re pregnant!” The bookstore owner exclaimed as I stood scanning titles on the shelf. “No. I’m not.” I stated and looked down at my...
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sarasabourin
- Sep 2, 2015
- 2 min
Ecstatic Dance
Artwork by TammyDay.com “Start to the right and repeat four times,” Melissa stands in front of us. “Lead with your hips. Let you soul...
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sarasabourin
- Aug 19, 2015
- 1 min
Sacred Seven Series for Women: Introduction – Our Emotional Wisdom
flyer Aug 29 HipEx
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sarasabourin
- Aug 7, 2015
- 2 min
Cabin Life: Hot Air Stream
I reached into the sandwich bag and pulled out my toothbrush. I unwrapped the paper towel that was around it. I didn’t have one of...
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sarasabourin
- Apr 9, 2015
- 4 min
That didn’t work for me…
I stood in the lobby of St. Petersburg City Theater next to Alice. We wore white button-down shirts. She had on black slacks and...
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sarasabourin
- Mar 22, 2015
- 3 min
Skate Date
“We are leaving for the roller skating rink in 20 minutes,” Kelly announced. “Get your socks and shoes on.” The kids began scrambling...
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sarasabourin
- Mar 15, 2015
- 3 min
Cobbled Together
The city bus jams to a stop in front of my friends Sherry, Tanya, Luann, my five-year-old niece Keigin, and me. “Quantos?” Tanya asks the...
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sarasabourin
- Mar 3, 2015
- 2 min
Sans Blood
I put my palms on the table and spread my fingers. In between my hands sits a glass pitcher layered with a few inches of cocoa powder,...
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sarasabourin
- Jan 3, 2015
- 2 min
Labyrinth Walk and Wishing Tree
White lunch sacks filled with sand and candles lined the labyrinth. The sacred maze was laid out in the middle of a park along the St....
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sarasabourin
- Dec 17, 2014
- 3 min
Mahuffer’s Bar Blues Jam
The stage lights bounce off the cymbal. I gaze at the shiny metal for a moment then back to Jerry, the vocalist and lead guitarist, for a...
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sarasabourin
- Nov 27, 2014
- 4 min
Back in balance
I pull out of the Salvation Army parking lot with my bargain clothes. The already-low priced items are part of the “half-off,...
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