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Munich Blumen

Bethany Berens Leave a Comment

I went to Munich and loved most of all the haubtbahnhof—the central train station. The München Haubtbahhof is magic. It is efficiency embodied. It is so many hellos and goodbyes, beginnings and ends, stories waiting to unfold. The building is… Continue Reading →

About Bethany Berens

Bethany is a second year MACP student who loves cooking, Christmas, sitting by her fireplace, and reading anything by Annie Dillard. She quotes Frederick Buechner: “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.”

Here I Am

Julene Pommert Leave a Comment

night crawls claws whispers and this heart turns to Warrior’s embrace looping arms around his neck hearing his breath, his heart, feeling his strength as he holds me. I cry glad of arms of love. About Julene PommertJulene is a… Continue Reading →

About Julene Pommert

Julene is a 5th-year MACP student, wife of a wonderful White man, mother of two teenaged boys, homeschooler, Ph.D., Native-White, in the true prime of life of after 50, identical twin, and increasingly inquisitive one swimming in seas of what may be love.

The Bleeding Boy

Megan Peters Leave a Comment

My mom, brother, and I were at the local pool. It was just a block from our house, so we would go there often to play on the slides and see who could hold their breath the longest. It’s interesting… Continue Reading →

About Megan Peters

Megan Peters is a third year MATC student. She is studying the impact of trauma on the body and restoration through healing touch. She loves yoga, dancing, coffee, and pupppiiieeess!!!

Compañera

Kara King Leave a Comment

Follow me. Hear my story. Look into my eyes and see the shadows …………….of murder, ……………………………torture, ……………………………rape. Let my words flow into your heart. …………..Will you? Can you hear the rustle of the coca under the soldier’s footsteps, …………..Do you… Continue Reading →

About Kara King

Kara is a second-year MACP student who loves long walks, traveling, playtime with her niece and nephew, and Harry Potter. She currently serves as program director for the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Leadership Institute in Seattle and delights in working with and learning from her students.

War Dance

Julene Pommert Leave a Comment

The People, my people, loss so great savors havoc, hemorrhages my skin. Grabbed my sister, grabbed my nephew, harries my children… Howl wide-mouthed broken toothed, water-eyed, feral in my den. Creator dances, dances, dances, dies yet does not die, shattering… Continue Reading →

About Julene Pommert

Julene is a 5th-year MACP student, wife of a wonderful White man, mother of two teenaged boys, homeschooler, Ph.D., Native-White, in the true prime of life of after 50, identical twin, and increasingly inquisitive one swimming in seas of what may be love.