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The Only Rule of Survival

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Lisette d. Johnson

It is a more difficult day today. I find myself in a crazy mind game contemplating different rules of survival, trying to come up with a rule book to stay accountable to myself. Certainly one must survive if deemed a … Continue reading →

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Hidden

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

We are arguing in the kitchen. I don’t recall over what. Surely something minor. I am at the stove. He reaches over and pinches my arm and holds the pinch until I cringe in pain. With my free hand I … Continue reading →

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The Secret Garden

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

There is a story inside me that longs to be told.  It is a story of an emergence from a dispassionate life created amidst the daily chaos and years of pushing it down and back. I cannot tell you the story; speak … Continue reading →

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