Category Archives: Modern Events

Memories

Posted on March 11, 2014 by brushedwithmystery

Today I returned to my home town to visit a sick cousin.  Very Sick. I don’t want to write anything more permanent. Old habits die hard, only hardly forgotten.  I parked the car in the space where I would have … Continue reading →

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Traces

Posted on November 12, 2013 by brushedwithmystery

When I received the envelope in the mail I reverently placed it on the table and didn’t open it for days.  I was both afraid of what I might read, as well as afraid of where the information might lead … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Child

Posted on May 20, 2013 by brushedwithmystery

My mother said that I cried uncontrollably the day she told me I was adopted.  “You mean that someone didn’t want me?” I asked through sobs. “No, it means that we wanted you,” she answered.  I was three.    I … Continue reading →

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Rape Case in India: Why I Care

Posted on January 3, 2013 by brushedwithmystery

It has been on my mind for days now. The details that I can obtain from the story are sketchy at best,  a 23 year old woman in New Delhi India was raped by six men on a bus and … Continue reading →

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