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Laura B. Stearns
Apr 10, 20215 min read
The Sun Finally Sets for Big Red
My mother was a badass. Not in a Xena Warrior Princess kind of way, but a warrior nonetheless. She was 5’ 2” but her nickname was “Big...
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Laura B. Stearns
Apr 2, 20215 min read
The Death Rattle
There is a sound reverberating through the house tonight. It’s the sound of my mother’s labored last breaths. She will soon find her way...
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Laura B. Stearns
Jan 9, 20213 min read
A WAR THAT HAS NO NAME
There is an image from Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol building that is so disturbing to me. It’s not the guy with his feet on Speaker...
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Laura B. Stearns
Dec 30, 202012 min read
DANCING ON LANDMINES
DANCING ON LANDMINES: The Continuing Saga of CTC I saw a photograph the other day that sent me directly to the core of my trauma. An old...
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Laura B. Stearns
Sep 25, 20203 min read
THE JOURNEY
“The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet.” Lao-Tzu RBG died a week ago today. I’ve spent much of this past week in...
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Laura B. Stearns
Sep 23, 20204 min read
TIME TO LISTEN
There’s a lot of noise in the world right now; firecrackers, gun shots, sirens, people yelling at each other, dogs barking, horns...
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Laura B. Stearns
Sep 19, 20202 min read
I DARE YOU, MITCH
Give us a reason, I dare you. We are circling. We weep over the body of our beloved warrior sister Ruth, but don’t mistake our tears for...
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Laura B. Stearns
Jun 27, 20205 min read
THE NAMES OF FLOWERS
Heartbreak can look like many things. An ice-cream cone upside down on a sidewalk, the plaintive wail of a mother in mourning, a goose...
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Laura B. Stearns
Jun 8, 20208 min read
LEARNING TO WALK: A White Lady’s Opinion on Minnesota Nice, White Privilege, and Police Reform
I recently watched a series on Netflix called “Babies”. In it the researchers find that human infants, though unable to walk at birth,...
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Laura B. Stearns
Mar 23, 20203 min read
PERMISSION TO DO NOTHING
I’m giving myself permission to be a slacker. There, I’ve said it. I’ve been watching people via social media, because we can’t actually...
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Laura B. Stearns
Jan 13, 20204 min read
An Australian Tale
Melbourne, January 14, 2020 I’ve always wanted to go to Australia. It’s just one of those places that has sat there on my bucket list...
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Laura B. Stearns
Dec 10, 20191 min read
I am nothing
I am nothing if not my word. I'm not sure where I first heard that, but it has stuck with me. What am I if not my word? I am an...
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