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The Porch A slow conversation about beautiful & difficult things

Aug 18
Aug 18 DEAR DOLLY MAMA

Gareth Higgins
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Aug 13
Aug 13 WHEN SATURDAY WAS A DESTINATION AND THE MUSIC WAS LOUD - Alli Marshall

Gareth Higgins
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Aug 11
Aug 11 WELCOME TO OUR PLANETARY RITES OF PASSAGE - PART THREE - Frederick Marx

Gareth Higgins
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Aug 6
Aug 6 OF, BY, FOR - Duggan Flanakin

Gareth Higgins
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Aug 4
Aug 4 WELCOME TO OUR PLANETARY RITES OF PASSAGE - PART TWO - Frederick Marx

Gareth Higgins
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Aug 3
Aug 3 NOT A DIVIDED LAND, BUT A DIVIDED PEOPLE

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 30
Jul 30 INTRODUCING THE DOLLY MAMA

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 28
Jul 28 WELCOME TO OUR PLANETARY RITES OF PASSAGE? - Frederick Marx

Gareth Higgins
Actions & Inspiration
ANNIE ROSS - SEEING THE TRUTH VIA ITS OPPOSITE
Jul 23

Jul 23 ANNIE ROSS - SEEING THE TRUTH VIA ITS OPPOSITE

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 21
Jul 21 THE QUARRY

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 21
Jul 21 THE INADEQUACY OF WORDS - Boyd Wilson

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 16
Jul 16 YOU ARE HERE - Sarah James

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 14
Jul 14 THE GOD IN THE GULLY - Morgan Guyton

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories

Jul 9
Jul 9 WILL I PRAY A LIE - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 7
Jul 7 HOPE OF ISOLATION - Gayle Evers

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 6
Jul 6 ENNIO MORRICONE - WHO COULD MAKE US FEEL SOMETHING REAL

Gareth Higgins
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Jul 2
Jul 2 SOMETIMES WHEN WE ADD TO SOMETHING, WE SUBTRACT FROM IT - Steve Daugherty

Gareth Higgins
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Jun 30
Jun 30 THE PLAGUE - Alli Marshall

Gareth Higgins
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Jun 18
Jun 18 A PANDEMIC AND A FUNERAL - Katherine Savage

Gareth Higgins
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Jun 9
Jun 9 MORAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MODERN AGE - Sarah James

Gareth Higgins
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