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Red Cross Ash Wednesday

By Kate Blackwood / February 25, 2023

Instead of a grey cross made of ash imposed on my forehead, I received a certificate with a red cross in my email.

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Zombie trucks and perpetual Christmas

By Kate Blackwood / February 4, 2023

Resurrecting my Read of the Week to ponder the humans of overland transport.

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A tree trunk covered with light green lichen, growing in a circle

Light and the way to it

By Kate Blackwood / December 31, 2022

The human capacity for wonder is undiminished for those who choose to reach for it.

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Metal bridge seen from below; view of the sky with a break in the clouds

A few steps on the Underground Railroad

By Kate Blackwood / December 4, 2022

Cornell students write fiction to explore the experience of freedom seekers.

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