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Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey
by Hayden Carruth
Scrambled eggs and whiskey
in the false-dawn light. Chicago,
a sweet town, bleak, God knows,
but sweet. Sometimes. And
weren’t we fine tonight?
When Hank set up that limping
treble roll behind me
my horn just growled and I
thought my heart would burst.
And Brad M. [...]

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Some very dear friends got engaged a few months ago and, while the wedding wont be until next August, they’ve asked me to help design their Save-the-Date card and wedding invitations.  We have a mutual friend who does letterpress so she’ll do the actual printing.  I’ve got loads of time to work on this (the [...]

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Went to a baby shower for some friends this weekend– it’s so weird that people I know are starting to pop out kids.  Do we ever feel like we’re old enough for this?  Anyway, I stitched them a bib using a few of the patterns from Sublime Stitching’s “Craft Pad.”  Babies are cute, yes, but [...]

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To My Mother
by Wendell Berry
I was your rebellious son,
do you remember? Sometimes
I wonder if you do remember,
so complete has your forgiveness been.
So complete has your forgiveness been
I wonder sometimes if it did not
precede my wrong, and I erred,
safe found, within your love,
prepared ahead of me, the way home,
or my bed at night, so that almost
I [...]

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*with 11 other awesome, crazy people

We finished the American Odyssey Relay in 32 hours and 30 minutes– slightly better than I’d anticipated.  We averaged right at a 10 min mile over 202 miles and some pretty legit changes in elevation.  I did it.  I didn’t think I could but I did– we did.
My team, Shelby’s [...]

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