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Everyone Stopped for the Duck

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Myrl Coulter
Oct 16, 2023
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Over the past week, as the news of the world grew more and more disturbing each day, I was well into my reading of a book called Bittersweet by Susan Cain. A thoughtful blend of narrative, psychology, social theory, and self-help, this book is about longing and how the purpose of longing isn’t necessarily to gain possession of whatever we’re longing for…

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