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Apr 5
Apr 5 ANNOUNCING THE ORDER OF THE ROCKING CHAIR - Gareth Higgins

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DR. OCTAVIUS AND THE HOUSE OF EMPATHY - Greg Rapier
Feb 13

Feb 13 DR. OCTAVIUS AND THE HOUSE OF EMPATHY - Greg Rapier

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BABYLON AND TRIGGER WARNINGS - Kenneth R. Morefield
Feb 1

Feb 1 BABYLON AND TRIGGER WARNINGS - Kenneth R. Morefield

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Jan 25
Jan 25 THE PORCH NEWSLETTER #80

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AN INVOCATION FOR THE NEW YEAR - Gareth Higgins
Dec 31

Dec 31 AN INVOCATION FOR THE NEW YEAR - Gareth Higgins

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Dec 29
Dec 29 AVATAR AND "THEM" - Gareth Higgins

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Dec 14
Dec 14 BLESSING FOR A NEW WAY - Garrett Mostowski

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Nov 17
Nov 17 BIG BROTHER BLUE JAY - Katherine Hauswirth

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Nov 2
Nov 2 FRAGMENTS: AN INCOMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF A POST-MENOPAUSAL LIFE - Sheryl Spencer

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Oct 18
Oct 18 ANNOUNCING THE PORCH FESTIVAL 2023

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Oct 1
Oct 1 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FAMILY KIND - Rick Rekedal

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Sep 26
Sep 26 A FOOL BEWILDERED BY BEAUTY - Ted Lyddon Hatten

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Sep 13
Sep 13 IT'S NOT JUST THE STORY, BUT THE KNOWING... - Gareth Higgins

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Aug 26
Aug 26 THE SACRED IS COMING AT US - Katherine Hauswirth

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Jul 28
Jul 28 ABBA: MY FANTASTIC VOYAGE - Kristin Czarnecki

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Jul 26
Jul 26 SMILING ACROSS TIME: Remembering Gustavo Esteva – Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Jul 17
Jul 17 WOUND-WARRIORS - George Viney

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THE QUIET GIRL - Gareth Higgins
Jul 15

Jul 15 THE QUIET GIRL - Gareth Higgins

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Jul 13
Jul 13 IN CASE ANYONE NEEDS THIS - Gareth Higgins

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Jul 6
Jul 6 LOST AND FOUND: REDISCOVERING THE MAGIC OF READING - Elisabeth Ivey

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