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new year

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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Setting up shop for REL100.
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Very cool of @claremontgraduateuniversity and @cgusah to include me in the alumni notes [link in bio]. A lot of have asked when I’ll get back to Claremont to do a talk and workshop. Hopefully when #IdRoots drops, I can do a West Coast swing if there’s interest. ______________________________#AlexHaley #scripture #scriptures #acrel #humanities #cgu #rolltide

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  • Cold Takes: The Website of Writer Kelly J. Baker
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Elizabethtown College Student Introduction to Islam Website

The William V. Puffenberger Digital Collection of Religious Artifacts @Elizabethtown College

The William V. Puffenberger Digital Collection of Religious Artifacts

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