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The Sanctuaries That Sustain Us
The places we go, and the people we keep, when the world grows cold
Jan 11
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This Once Mattered
Attention, effort, and the threads we cut
Jan 4
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To Endure Without Spectacle
Time does not pause out of courtesy
Dec 27, 2025
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The Case for the Unoptimized Life
Creation is an act of self-rescue
Dec 20, 2025
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John Patrick Weiss
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To Dance with the Barn Owl
A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer
Dec 17, 2025
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Before the Doors Close for Good
That we remember who we are
Dec 13, 2025
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The Eye Is the Lamp of the Body
The light we find in strangers
Dec 7, 2025
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Where the Quiet Breaks
The wounds of life do not discriminate
Nov 30, 2025
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John Patrick Weiss
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The Rings We Carry
What endures after a life is gone
Nov 22, 2025
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John Patrick Weiss
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Where Mercy Finds Us
Keep moving toward the light
Nov 18, 2025
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John Patrick Weiss
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The Angels Come to Visit Us
And we only know them when they are gone
Nov 16, 2025
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The Poet Who Saved One Heart
Loss, kindness, and the quiet legacies we never see
Nov 13, 2025
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