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Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Mar 20, 2020
- 1 min
First Five Fragments for Friday
Your weekly offering of writing/art/conversation prompts. On this first Friday of spring, I offer escape.

Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Mar 13, 2020
- 1 min
First Five Fragments for Friday
Your weekly offering of art/writing/conversation prompts. This week's focus: optimism.

Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Mar 11, 2020
- 4 min
Let's Think About This
Critical thinking is in short supply right now. Sometimes mine. Sometimes yours. Sometimes the entire population’s. That’s been amply eviden

Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
First Five Fragments for Friday
Your weekly offering of writing/art/conversation prompts.

Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
After Super Tuesday 2020
Which way would you rather change happened? As a chosen path or a tsunami that wipes out everything you think you know?

Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
First Five Fragments for Friday
Your weekly offering of writing/art/conversation prompts. Today I offer five things to give up for 40 days.

Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Feb 26, 2020
- 3 min
ASH WEDNESDAY, ZAZEN, AND DOGS
The calm of sitting still. The joy of laughter. The dog's reminder to be in the present. This is how we take care of ourselves.

Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
First Five Fragments for Friday
Your weekly offering of writing/art/conversation prompts.
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