Category: personal essay
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Road Tripping, part three
The East Coast From Gaithersburg, we drove to Washington, DC, on the Clara Barton Parkway. The view entering the city is of the Kennedy Center across the Potomac. Stunning. I’ve never entered the city in that direction and loved the parkway. We cruised past the White House and Washington Monument and visited the National Building…
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Too Much Church
The air inside the clapboard chapel was thick and humid. Some parishioners fanned themselves with the Sunday bulletin, while others ignored the sweat running down their temples, soaking through the back of their shirts. Many arms were raised above their heads with their hands waving at the ceiling in praise; some swayed back and forth,…
Leanne Goebel 