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TOE The somatization of despair Prologue When I was a small child, my family drove past an imposing brick building on our way home to Dayton , Ohio from Columbus. This was called, when I was a child,...
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Llyn De Danaan Odetta at Maxine Mimms’ 80th birthday party (De Danaan) Maxine Mimms on Oyster Bay, 2010 (De Danaan) ODETTA and MAXINE by LLyn De Danaan “Nearly three decades following the launch...
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The Fallen Herd No thunder and clatter,The shape of their mournful low Drifts over them. A feckless dog, Red tongue lolling, spouting drivel, Got them here. Where there is naught but bristlegrass and...
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February 19, 2024 Draft Photographs: Dr. Louanna Pettay (above) and Lillith in McArthur, Ohio visiting Aunt Dorothy PART I Mac Alpine ‘s Brigadoon MacTavish was a registered AKC Scottie dog, born in...
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February 19, 2024 I’m a bit early with my remembering of Mother’s passing. It was 2009, March 2. In October of that year, close friends Karen James and Candace Sweet accompanied me on a road trip to...
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He was back from Vietnam before Christmas that year. A Marine. His smile was rictus-like. That is, his teeth were clenched and his jaw muscles tight, so that the smile, if that was what it was,...
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SHIRELAND How all that is solid melts and things fall apart And How one small person can make a difference ByLlyn De Danaan2024 “Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we...
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What you stand for is not what you symbolize. It is possible to stand for nothing and be a powerful symbol. The lesson of Trump Gorgeous George During my youth, I often visited my Aunt Dorothy in...
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Top: Odetta at Maxine Mimms 80th birthday party, December 8, 2008 (Photo: De Danaan) Bottom: Maxine Mimms at home on Oyster Bay, 2010 (Photo: De Danaan) ODETTA and MAXINE by LLyn De Danaan Nearly three...
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