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  • The Body of Memories-September 11th
    Life & Faith

    The Body of Memories-September 11th

    ByJody Lee Collins September 9, 2017January 27, 2026

    I met a friend recently for lunch at a park near my home, desperate for her company and encouragement. Nerves were frayed, emotions out of whack, reserve tanks anything but reserved. I apologized in advance for my undone condition. As I attempted to articulate my very frail feelings, blaming my 4 am wake-up call after…

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  • That September Day
    Life & Faith

    That September Day

    ByJody Lee Collins September 11, 2015January 27, 2026

       The soft and subtle glow of the sun sits right side of my shoulder. Bumper by bumper, we move at a close and constant pace while I relish the music washing over me. Grateful to not be harried and hurrying homeward, I sing along with the music and turn up the volume conducting the…

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  • The Kindness of Strangers {a #poem}
    Life & Faith

    The Kindness of Strangers {a #poem}

    ByJody Lee Collins September 10, 2014January 27, 2026

    “That’s what we storytellers do Mrs. Travers. We restore order through imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.”                                                                       …

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  • Cocooning-{a #poem}
    My Poems

    Cocooning-{a #poem}

    ByJody Lee Collins March 16, 2012January 28, 2026

                                                            A shell of protection, this choice I’ve made To hide away indefinitely until This fragile, silken wall peels Away revealing new life. The barrier is temporary and…

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My heart overflows with a noble theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps. 45:1 NAS

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