Amy Brenneman

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Mother, Night and Day

August 4, 2012 Mother, Night and Day Inspired by Anne Lamott, I’m remembering how important it is to write what happens, blow by blow, in hopes of making sense and communicating what it is to be, you know, human.   Last night I was watching “Game of Thrones” in bed

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Audra & Her Sacred Sound

January 18, 2012 Audra & Her Sacred Sound I went to see Audra in “Porgy and Bess.” Some of you asked me about it, and as much as I may like Twitter, I couldn’t answer in 140 characters. So here it is three weeks later: some thoughts, some insights and

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Blessings

December 15, 2011 Blessings I saw this guy the other day, whom I used to see a lot.  He waits for a bus at a stop not far from my house, which was on the way to my children’s former school. The bus stop is close to a light and

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Giving

December 7, 2011 Giving Okay, it’s Christmas. The lights are going up and carols are being sung. I keep promising a blog but then don’t deliver. So Scrooge-y of me!   So, this isn’t a blog, it’s a query: What do you give for Christmas that’s not a gift wrapped

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Farewell to the To-Do Lists

November 2, 2011 Farewell to the To-Do Lists 6:20 am. I rise out of bed to write. I am an acolyte at her practice, a nun fervently trying to hold on to the holy darkness of the autumn. It will get lighter sooner soon, and with the broad light comes

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