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You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves

12 December 200922 May 2015 joannemerriam

Read “The Coming of Light” by Mark Strand.

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Aether and Ego Aether and Ego

How to Live on Other Planets: A Handbook for Aspiring Aliens How to Live on Other Planets: A Handbook for Aspiring Aliens

The Museum of All Things Awesome and that Go Boom The Museum of All Things Awesome and that Go Boom

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I acknowledge that I live in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq nation. This territory is covered by a series of treaties of peace and friendship which recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established rules for an ongoing relationship between nations. We are all treaty people. As a guest on this land, I affirm that I have a duty to be mindful of my environmental impact and to reflect on and hold colonial systems accountable.

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