Author Archives: Lynn Ungar

Revelers

Call it a spare time— dark afternoons and the bones of trees rattling against the sky. We could use more hope, or reason for hope. The sea is rising, and bombs are planted in the marketplace. It might be better … Continue reading

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Choice

There isn’t a right answer. There just isn’t. The game show where the bells ring and the points go up and the confetti falls because you got the answer is a lie. The preacher who would assure you of how … Continue reading

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In the Ruins

A man sits on the rubble— not just in the rubble, but on the pile of what  remains. No people in the bombed-out houses. No dogs. No birds. Just ragged hunks of concrete and loss. And on his perch he … Continue reading

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Good Enough: 10 Tips for Sucking Less

October 1, 2014 Recently Christine Organ (a blogger for this UU Collective) published a lovely post on “good enough” parenting in this competitive age. Frankly, as someone who feels like “good enough” parenting is pretty much the top of my … Continue reading

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The Losing Team

November 6, 2014 Another election has come and gone. Some people, presumably, are delighted, while others are filled with gloom. OK, it was mostly gloom on my Facebook page. Maybe you worked really hard on behalf of a candidate you … Continue reading

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