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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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I asked why Dippin’ Dots doesn’t talk about “the ice cream of the future” anymore. The cashier said, “I don’t know. We’re in the future, I guess.” Dippin’ Dots is 30 years old.
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Nationalism will “see you at the car wash...” Similarly, in Alex Haley’s boyhood home, there is a Roots Car Wash. What can I say? Scriptures, it’s a living!
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The William V. Puffenberger Digital Collection of Religious Artifacts

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