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Ripples

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Lisette d. Johnson

I am at my neighborhood picnic on the river. I watch passing boats and observe the silky ribbons of wake they leave become wider and longer and more expansive as they reach and effortlessly lap the river bank , which … Continue reading →

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Being Present

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Lisette d. Johnson

We have been driving a few hours and as we near our destination I look in the rear view mirror and see my daughter. Her eyes are big and round, but there is a noticeable distant sadness in them. She sees … Continue reading →

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Shall We Dance

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Lisette d. Johnson

My son is winding down his first year of Cotillion, a Richmond tradition where middle-schoolers learn social graces and manners through ballroom dance. It is an age of innocence as the boys and girls, for most their first formal social … Continue reading →

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Writing

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lisette d. Johnson

I have begun, finally, the process of writing my own story, the final story, for the book. I have written and shared pieces of the journey beyond the shooting in this blog. As I sit to write I am confronted … Continue reading →

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Picking Up The Pieces

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lisette d. Johnson

It’s not the tragedies that kill us.  It’s the messes. Dorothy Parker How do you implode a family? You control intimidate berate humiliate blame neglect threaten   With drinking cheating jealousy names isolation games poking pinching pushing pulling blocking hitting choking … Continue reading →

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