Stories

Bread

Bread and Butter

The simple substance of the body

I grew up in Eastern Europe in the 1980s. I remember a little cooperative bakery located on the side of my little town. A steep staircase led to a place of magic filled with fresh sourdough bread.

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Roots and Wings

Discovering Our Inner Self

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Mama in the village

Natural wisdom and inner strength

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Contentment

Inner peace...

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Rebound

A new beginning

 War

War

The unseen echoes of conflict

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The New Curtain

The rise of a fallen wall