Emily Brewer

1st Mid-Week Advent

These Days Inspired by Matthew 24:23-35 “Supposedly the old senator is coming through next week; that’s what Mrs. Simpson said she heard at church,” said Amilia as she set out the potatoes she’d brought back from the community garden down

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1st Mid-Week Advent

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These Days Inspired by Matthew 24:23-35 “Supposedly the old senator is coming through next week; that’s what Mrs. Simpson said she heard at church,” said Amilia as she set out the potatoes she’d brought back from the community garden down the street, one by one on the counter.             “Isn’t

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The Pandemic Unveiling

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These feel like apocalyptic times. The streets that surround my apartment in Brooklyn are quiet. These streets are rarely quiet like this. Bars and restaurants are closed. The New York City schools finally closed. The “city that never sleeps” has slowed down so much that even young children, whose parents

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