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, 20182 min read
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, 20174 min read
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, 20175 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20165 min read
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, 20155 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20151 min read
Sacred Seven Series for Women: Introduction – Our Emotional Wisdom
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sarasabourin
Aug 7, 20152 min read
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, 20154 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20143 min read
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, 20144 min read
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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