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A Dream of Flight
I dreamt that I was flying. I rarely have flying dreams, and this one appeared approximately three days after I consciously pondered my lack of experience with this classic archetype.
It was dusk, a common setting for my chimera, and I was flying over top of a paved runway littered with all kinds of absurd obstacles—mounds [...]
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Grab a cup of coffee. Pull up a chair. Unwind.
The Edwards Book Club provides a comforting, yet, stimulating environment for book-o-holics and novice readers alike— a place to gather and talk books. The Book Club offers a variety of pages to explore—all with one interweaving theme - books.
So sit back. Take a deep breath. Slow time for the moment.
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Haiti: Profile of a Nation in Crisis
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Intentional Healing: Turning to Yoga to Get through Divorce
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Educational Access at Our Fingertips
When I was a student (in the 1980s), the computers sat ominously at the back of the classroom, taunting us ...
Art & Craft
Rebecca Shorten Name: Rebecca Shorten
Usually found: When I’m not at school learning how to be a Social Studies teacher, I’m either at home in my office/studio in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Hometown: I was born and raised in Burnaby.
Age: 32
Occupation: Student, soon-to-be teacher and part-time potter. My occupation is a work-in-progress, really.
Tell us about your craft/art: I am [...]
Books
Review: No Kids: 40 Reasons Not to Have Children As a woman in her thirties who has no intentions of ever having kids, I was very excited when I heard about this book. Actually, I was over-the-moon thrilled. Finally I no longer had to mumble with head down when asked that wonderfully awkward and personal question: “So, when are you guys going to have a baby?”
Economy
Haiti: Profile of a Nation in Crisis Most of us have heard the phrase “wining the hearts and minds” many times over. It is a phrase vital to the mission in Afghanistan; It is easier said than done. This has been repeatedly shown to the United Nations with regards to Haiti. We all know how hard it is to overcome hurts and [...]
Environment
Be Pretty: Be Green A few months’ ago, I talked to you about reducing the chemicals we use in our household cleaning products. I hope I made some of you think about what goes from these bottles on to our surfaces, and ultimately into our bodies and the air. Let’s keep on this train, but extend it to the [...]
