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Grace Period

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Richard Newton

Throughout 2018, I gave myself a grace period. I knew the year was going to be one of a great many transitions-- more than I expected, so it turned out. My resolution to myself was to rethink imperfection as a facet of life.

Posted in Personal, UncategorizedTagged clocks, creative non-fiction, grace period, memoir, memory, new year, nostalgia, resolutions, time, writingLeave a comment

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