David G. Pace

“Putin would eat you for lunch.”

Today, exactly that happened.

Oops.

When we allow ourselves to confront the whole picture, we cease to give our own denial the power to devastate us at every turn.

~ from Courage to Change, July 9

2024 AML Award Winners - Dawning of a Brighter Day The Association for Mormon Letters’ AML Awards were presented at the Association for Mormon...

Honored to have been awarded best story collection for my "American Trinity," by the Association for Mormon Letters.

You can read all of the citations at the link.

Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

Astounding indeed.

Don't give in to hopelessness. Get the help you need.

And don't be ashamed to need help. We're all, every one of us helpless in one way or another.

Songs About War Bellum non bellum est.

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I have a Substack blog about music which I call Two For the Show, which is also the name of my band. This episode features songs about war. I hope you'll enjoy reading it and listening to the songs linked to in it:

two4theshow.substack.com/p/songs-abou...

And we bought an assault rifle to shoot everyone who ever pissed us off.

After all, more guns is always the answer.

Doung good things in spite if the Trump shitshow out there. Where are the other senators and representatives?

A very small (real) flower arrangement in a thimble including forget me nots , lily of the valley, buttercup, geum, chive flower bud, snowberry, green alkanet…

The first posy in a thimble I made, to lift my mood during the pandemic. The flowers are all real.

When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.

Zoom in if you're strung out🌿

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Today the nation sends a message to Washington DC from Washington DC & cities, towns & villages near you. Find yours here: handsoff2025.com Don’t sit this one out. Solidarity is our strength against authoritarian power grabs. United we are strong. #HandsOff Democracy! #April5

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Rockland!