Funny how fiction and reality often merge. Each reflects the other, no matter how much time passes between when a story was written and when a person interprets it. Such was the case last week when my family decided to re-watch the Harry Potter series from our Covid-free basement — only a few miles from where the Black Lives Matter protests were taking place in downtown Portland. Federal agents, sent uninvited by The White House, had been clashing with protestors, using force against citizens exercising their rights to assembly and free speech. This created an unsettling backdrop to The Order of the Phoenix movie, which took on a whole new meaning.
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Stories
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Do you ever have dreams so visceral that it takes a while to get grounded in reality once you wake up? When I was about 13 years old, one particular…
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This is the story that told of the people that spread the disease that was caused by the droplets from someone who ate the bat that got the virus that…
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The coronavirus crisis is taking our upside-down world and simultaneously shaking it up while forcing us into a collective “time out.” There’s no denying we are experiencing a shock to…
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What is Becoming Better People? I’ve previously shared the motive behind this blog and how I intend to use it. Here’s a recap: Becoming Better People is a platform for personal…