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Fake—not genuine, counterfeit, forged
Fake as a Faux Fur Throw The label clearly stated the fake: Faux Fur Throw, a gift that Keith and I received for Christmas. The throw made no apologies for being man-made, synthetic, and artificial, pseudo, simulated, a mock blanket. Not genuine. And one of the...
Three then two and now only one
“She makes snow angels,” Keith said to the vet and her assistant as he fed liver treats one after another to our Freya dog. "We call her our Iditarod dog because of her love of snow." Keith spoke about her amazing intelligence—she understood almost everything we...
To receive is less blessed and not easy to do
One of the benefits of responding to writing prompts is the opportunity to explore a topic you might not necessarily engage with otherwise but one that provides insight, in this case, to receive. As Paul bid farewell to the Ephesians, he said, “Now I commit you to...