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the pings and the people who just might save us
in which i open the books on the words and the wisdom of life-saving souls . . .
Aug 14
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Barbara Mahany
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the rooms where we remember how human we are
in which waiting—and worry—strip away that which keeps us apart
Aug 7
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Barbara Mahany
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July 2026
Who Needs Lexapro When a Crowded House Cures All?
In which this old house once again contains the full contents of my heart, and both (house and heart) are all but bursting at the seams . . .
Jul 31
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Barbara Mahany
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paean to those who keep our sentences safely seat-buckled and stop us from veering into literary ditches
in which we sing the praises of our literary lifeguards, those vaunted souls who protect us from drowning in the deep end . . .
Jul 24
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Barbara Mahany
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a much-considered case for cases up or down
in which the writerly mechanics here at the chair get an upgrade, or at least an oomph in the alphabetical-heights department . . .
Jul 17
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Barbara Mahany
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the land of uncertainty: terra infirma
in which we learn a thing or three from the vicissitudes of cancer . . .
Jul 10
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Barbara Mahany
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sharpened pencils and clean underwear
in which we once again find ourselves in the unfamiliar . . .
Jul 3
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Barbara Mahany
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up and moved…
in which you learn where to find the ol’ chair .
Jul 3
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Barbara Mahany
broken open
in which a book begins its stirring . . .
Jul 1
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Barbara Mahany
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June 2026
raggedy
call me raggedy.
Jun 26
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Barbara Mahany
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mrs. parks’ feet were not particularly weary
because we are not giving up on the america we believe in, the one that bears a very big heart, the one that can shoulder the world’s heavy load, the…
Jun 19
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Barbara Mahany
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why i wake with the birds
in summer, when the windows’ optimal posture is open, i hear the birds at daystart.
Jun 12
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Barbara Mahany
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