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On the porch we gather – old friends and new, sages and comedians – no more than one degree of separation woven into the fabric of our town. “The Retired Teachers Brigade” meets each Thursday after four o’clock, in the sunlight, on the porch. Real life with patina. We pour words of truth – revealing the interior spaces of our lives – then drink another glass of wine. Oh, there is little that gives comfort, like a session of porch therapy. I first moved here as a student – in recovery from a...
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