I’m sitting in a church pew in Germany, listening to a children’s choir sing German Christmas carols. To my right is a friend I met the very first time…
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There is a fire of excitement in his eyes and suddenly hands and arms are waving through the air as the energy in the room shifts and heightens.…
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Tears are streaming down her cheek as we sit in the quiet chapel. She looks up at the dome ceiling, the late afternoon winter light barely illuminating the space around us. She…
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The sky is dark and still. A street light illuminates a dismal, empty parking lot. The noise from passing traffic competes with crickets, happily chirping in dewy grass, singing their hearts out.…
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I just finished watching the last episode of FRIENDS. The one where they all say goodbye and turn in their key. The one where you see the cameras scan the empty purple…
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Cape Coast is not making a good first impression. My nose is wrinkled and I’m trying to pick my way through the rubbish filled sand without looking too closely at what I’m…