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Word Cloud: ESSENCE
Essence was originally posted in February 2017, for Black History Month.It seems timely to republish it during the ongoing national discussion ofRacism in America. by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Essence – ‘the indispensable quality of something that determines its character’ – I … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged African American, Being Black in America, Black History, Cancer, Charlie Parker, Essence, Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton
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WORD CLOUD: Afterimage (Redux)
Given the increasingly divisive rhetoric with which we are being bombarded in the U.S., and the resultant racial tension, mass shootings and other violence it inspires, I am reprising this profile of Audre Lorde, a writer whose work I find … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Afterimages, Audre Lorde, Black Dragonfish, Cancer, Homophobia, police murder, Racism, Sexism
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Word Cloud: CODA
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There are some people who begin to hear the ticking of the clock louder and louder in their lives, that relentless reminder that death is somewhere up ahead. They study it, try to pry at death’s … Continue reading
SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN 29 YEARS OLD TODAY . . . THE CELTIC LASSIE: 1988 – 2015
by Chuck Stanley Not scared of trolls at all. Trolls know better than to hassle Celtic women. A Celtic Woman will open the gates of hell, escort your ass right on in, and do it with a smile on her … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Aviation, North Carolina, Tennessee
Tagged Birthday, Brandi Nicole Stanley, Cancer, Celtic Lassie, Memorial, Trolls
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One year ago tonight, a brave heart was stilled. The Brandi Nicole Stanley story.
This is a story that begins with the ending. I have been working on the Brandi Story for twenty-five years. I write a few pages, and then start over. I made up a kind of biographical essay that we gave … Continue reading
Posted in DHS, Hospitals, Memorial, Mississippi, Nurses
Tagged anaclitic depression, Brandi Nicole Stanley, Cancer, Death, Foster Parents
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Word Cloud: BEGINNINGS
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD For there’s more enterprise In walking naked – William Butler Yeats, “A Coat” from A Cloak by Denise Levertov And I walked naked from the beginning breathing in my life, breathing out poems, … Continue reading
Posted in England, Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged Beginnings, Caedmon, Cancer, County of Essex, Denise Levertov, Last Poems
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In Memoriam: Brandi Nicole Stanley “Celtic Lassie” 1988 – 2015 “I will NOT go without a fight.”
Her name was Brandi Nicole Stanley. I am her father. Please remember her. Brandi lost her battle with cancer the evening of Memorial Day, last Monday. I was with her, holding her hand, as I had promised.
Posted in Health Care, Memorial
Tagged Adenocarcinoma, Brandi Stanley, Cancer, Celtic Lassie, Death, Grief, Hospice, Memorial, Three Sieves
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Just Another Batshit Crazy Politician: Nevada Assemblywoman Claims Cancer is a Fungus That Can Be Flushed Out with Baking Soda
By Elaine Magliaro Steve Benen (MSNBC) wrote today that “the relationship between Republicans and modern science has become strained lately. In recent months, we’ve seen GOP officials – including senators, governors, and presidential candidates – balk at climate science, contraception, … Continue reading
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