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Charly Slipp

Charly Slipp

and the ephemeral life

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to the ashes of my father

August 3, 2020August 2, 2020Categories poetryLeave a Comment on to the ashes of my father

there is a prayer that i heard you say. you said, may god take your hearts and set them on fire. we burned your body after you left.  your ashes rest on a piano in a room where we don't let the children play.  when the buildings burn, like hearts, i think of your god…

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On Religion: A series

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019Categories religionLeave a Comment on On Religion: A series

I've been reluctant to begin this series of essays on religion.  Partly because I'm unsure where to start, and partly because I'm unsure how it will end.   More the latter, than the former.  If this series ends with me saying "I'm an atheist" what will that mean to the people that I love, but who…

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the path

March 15, 2019Categories life, personal, religionLeave a Comment on the path

I feel a little like I've been riding along the intended path for a few weeks now.  I don't mean to say that it has been easy these past few weeks.  Just because you're going in the "right" direction doesn't mean that you're going in the easy direction.  In general though, I'm feeling confident in…

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Indelible

October 5, 2018Categories life, personalLeave a Comment on Indelible

In the United States it’s estimated by the CDC that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. According to Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, 60% of sexual assaults go unreported. -PolitiFact When I was 15 years old I was sexually assaulted.  I…

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