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Thrive Detroit
2 days ago4 min read
My Parade
Some years ago, I read a headline that made me smile: “Detroit Wins—America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Named No. 1 in America.” It had been
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Thrive Detroit
6 days ago4 min read
A Tale of Bell
“I do daywork” is what I remember hearing her say. It would be a few years before I knew what that was and more than a few decades before I
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Laurie Fundukian
Oct 7, 20244 min read
Book Review: True Gretch by Gretchen Whitmer
This September, with construction all around metro Detroit and the election looming, it was a good time for me to read Governor Gretchen Whi
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Delphia Simmons
Sep 12, 20246 min read
Take Me to the Water
My childhood in the South didn't include “the talk” about being pulled over, but instead about being pulled under.
Hot summer days made swi
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Delphia Simmons
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Seeing the Moment
Looking back on random moments can add new perspectives. I recently ran across something I wrote five years ago. I could never have predicte
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Delphia Simmons
May 19, 20243 min read
What We Do
I have always loved the movie It’s a Wonderful Life; the title, Jimmy Stewart’s acting, and especially the overall message which has stuck w
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Delphia Simmons
Mar 19, 20244 min read
Here We Are Again
Back when vinyl records were the way to listen to music, nothing was worse than a scratched record or album. The needle would get stuck in a
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 28, 20244 min read
Hoarding: My Way
Now that I’m in my sixth decade of life, I can admit to my unique habit of hoarding. Except for a couple of things, I finally stopped in my
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Thrive Detroit
Feb 2, 20244 min read
Seeing AI
I've been a lover of books ever since first learning to read. Growing up, my favorite places were school and the public libraries.
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Laurie Fundukian
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Book Review: Tom Lake, A Novel by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake, Ann Patchett’s latest novel (out last year) has a lovely Michigan connection, along with nods to Chekov and Thornton Wilder.
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Diana Creel Elarde
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Silently Adrift
My daughter and I are in a rift right now. Actually, as it has carried on for nearly three years, perhaps rift is too mild of a word. Broken
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Delphia Simmons
Dec 24, 20232 min read
FAVORITES
In that moment, the dog bite represented physical things that require medical intervention. I have had my share of those this year. While in
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Diana Creel Elarde
Oct 2, 20231 min read
OF ALL THAT IS GOOD
During this time when so many have come to the aid of others, without regard to themselves, these words are offered. High on the mountain...
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Delphia Simmons
Sep 22, 20233 min read
What’s in Your Jar?
Lately, I’ve been trying to untangle the difference between thanks and gratitude. It’s so easy to use them interchangeably. But I realize
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Cynthia Johnson
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Trust In What You Cannot See
Not able to sleep one night (possibly because I had fallen asleep before my usual 9PM bedtime and awoke several hours later and couldn’t...
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Delphia Simmons
Aug 1, 20233 min read
Mirror Mirror
As I write this, it’s been almost two years since I have been able to see my image clearly in the mirror. I have counted the mirrors in...
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Delphia Simmons
Jun 6, 20234 min read
Time Tells
For more than five years, my mother and I have shared a weekly ritual: Sunday brunch, just me and Ma, or Mumsie, as I sometimes call her.
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Delphia Simmons
May 8, 20236 min read
I’m Still Writing
But time and lived experience--what some call earned wisdom--have since taught me the value of NOW and how much there is to learn when we gi
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Cynthia Johnson
Mar 23, 20234 min read
Thorns or Prickles
I read a bit of trivia that surprised me and challenged something that I had been believing most my life. I love a challenge, especially...
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Delphia Simmons
Mar 21, 20236 min read
When We Judge
Casting judgement is a reflex, a weapon that each of us wields and uses without realizing our guilt or that it cuts both ways....
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