AboveTheRayne

Written by: Elizabeth Broadbent On Recognizing My White Privilege As a Parent In the Face of Ferguson As the ongoing events in Ferguson, Missouri show us, America’s racial tensions didn’t […]

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Stella was so happy to have her baby, she beamed a light so bright. Years later, a sadness covered her when she saw the look on her son’s face one […]

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Journey To Success Sometimes I wonder why is that inner voice that tells you, you can’t do it, so strong. You can fall into darkness for such a long period […]

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First of all, let me say, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. I woke this morning with words hurling all over me in every which way. A conundrum of words […]

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Walking at the Mall, I see those volunteering for the Salvation Army Christmas Drive. We should still be fighting the unconditioned war on poverty announced by Johnson in 1964 and […]

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I noticed one of my nails was peeling, the others were relatively fine. However, I was greatly concerned about the reason beneath the problem of the nail. Hence decided to […]

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This is a family photo and it was a most beautiful and peaceful day.  A family reunion deep entrenched in my memory, such a Blessing.  I wanted to share this […]

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You’ve been around the block and back and sometimes you may have tried a little crack. You say to yourself, tomorrow I’m going to make it but tomorrow never comes […]

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Canadian Cynthia Sharp is a regular contributor to the Melvina & Friends Poetry Group. She has been published in Toasted Cheese & Haiku Journal and was nominated for the XXXVIII […]

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1. FEATHERS 2. TO ALL THE WOMEN IN MY LIFE 3. GRACE 4. JUST ANOTHER SUNDAY 5. SMALL WORLD 6. SOMETHING LIKE THAT FEATHERS This peace, so deep it comes […]

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