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I Believe… [The Fragile Thread]
Mar 16, 2026
Don Hall
I Believe… [The Fragile Thread]
Mar 16, 2026
Don Hall

...that when you spend time helping the truly broken—the ones who require more patience than seems reasonable—you walk away with two revelations: how much of yourself still works, and how vital the fragile thread of kindness is that holds people together.

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Mar 16, 2026
Don Hall

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Sad Good Guys Wear Black
David Himmel, Poetry David Himmel 10/4/23 David Himmel, Poetry David Himmel 10/4/23

Sad Good Guys Wear Black

Black on black on black with a touch of gray
To communicate you’re just not in the goddamn mood today.
To announce a state of mourning.
To send a silent warning.

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FAQs: My Hair
Kari Castor Kari Castor 9/3/19 Kari Castor Kari Castor 9/3/19

FAQs: My Hair

Oh, what an interesting style/color. What does your <boyfriend/husband/male partner> think about it?

A. I don’t give a shit.

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Insane New York Magazine Story Highlights Women Seizing Control Against President Trump with Haircuts
David Himmel David Himmel 12/27/16 David Himmel David Himmel 12/27/16

Insane New York Magazine Story Highlights Women Seizing Control Against President Trump with Haircuts

I’m not a woman. I’ve never been a woman and I have no desire to be a woman. I aim to understand women in the same way I aim to understand all living humans with whom I share this planet.

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