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HOW NOT TO BE AFRAID BOOK TOUR - APRIL/MAY 2021
Apr 8

Apr 8 HOW NOT TO BE AFRAID BOOK TOUR - APRIL/MAY 2021

Gareth Higgins
Actions & Inspiration, Books & Music

Apr 6
Apr 6 YES, THIS IS FOR YOU TOO! (And other lessons from the running community) - Martha Tatarnic

Gareth Higgins
PHOTOS OF DEAF LOVE LANGUAGES - Dorothy Lennon
Apr 1

Apr 1 PHOTOS OF DEAF LOVE LANGUAGES - Dorothy Lennon

Gareth Higgins

Mar 30
Mar 30 WHITENESS MEETS CASTE - Donna Schaper

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Mar 25
Mar 25 THE SINGULARITY OF GRACE - Boyd Wilson

Gareth Higgins

Mar 23
Mar 23 AN ANSWER TO INVOLUNTARY ISOLATION - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
FLOWERING GENIUS: ARETHA FRANKLIN AND SUZAN-LORI PARKS - Jasmin Pittman Morrell
Mar 18

Mar 18 FLOWERING GENIUS: ARETHA FRANKLIN AND SUZAN-LORI PARKS - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

Gareth Higgins
Movies

Mar 16
Mar 16 SQUIRRELS, M&Ms, AND A WRITING FRIENDSHIP - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

Gareth Higgins
FINDING HOPE IN SPACE AND ANTIQUE SHOPS - Sarah James
Mar 11

Mar 11 FINDING HOPE IN SPACE AND ANTIQUE SHOPS - Sarah James

Gareth Higgins

Mar 9
Mar 9 DOLLY MAMA: Why do bad things happen to good people? What happened to the romance?

Gareth Higgins

Mar 4
Mar 4 PARSIFAL - Adam J. Sacks

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
HOW NOT TO BE AFRAID - Gareth Higgins
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Mar 4 HOW NOT TO BE AFRAID - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
Books & Music

Mar 2
Mar 2 DOLLY MAMA - What about land acknowledgements? How about pardons?

Gareth Higgins
MY MOMENT OF LIGHT IS MY DRIVE TO WORK - Helen McClements
Feb 25

Feb 25 MY MOMENT OF LIGHT IS MY DRIVE TO WORK - Helen McClements

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories

Feb 18
Feb 18 A TALE OF TWO ICE MAKERS - Donna Schaper

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories

Feb 16
Feb 16 IT'S A SIN - Brian Ammons

Gareth Higgins

Feb 11
Feb 11 ON HOLDING THE SOFT BODY OF DEATH - Tiffany Narron

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories

Feb 9
Feb 9 DOLLY MAMA - What’s Good About Long, Dark Nights? What Do You Think About Mentoring?

Gareth Higgins
Actions & Inspiration

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Feb 4 ACEDIA, TODAY - Kathleen Norris

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories

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Feb 2 CHEMO TRAILS - Mike Riddell

Gareth Higgins
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