Forgive Me
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
J. Lauren Sangster, Portland: This may be hard to read. It was also hard for us to live through
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Lee Van Dyke, Portland: A childhood ‘sin’ not worth the guilt
I’ve written “Meetinghouse” stories before, using as byline “Lee Van Dyke.” Sometimes, though, I can still hear my mother’s strict, harsh, piercing tones speaking my entire baptized name: “Leon J. Van Dyke, how could you?” I was born Calvinist, in a strict Dutch Reformed church. Calvinism has “original sin” as a fundamental premise, discourages all […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
Krysteana Scribner, Calais: Love comes in many forms
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
Kay Wheeler, Raymond: Saying goodbye to Mother from the string section