Festival Days
On Keeping a Notebook - Joan Didion
Joan Didion reflects on the personal and introspective nature of keeping a notebook, delving into memory, self-reflection, and the significance of past experiences.
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Amanda Skenandore • The Medicine Woman of Galveston
Tucia managed another step forward. A tourniquet was needed, high on the arm, until she could assess the extent of the girl’s injury. A ligation, perhaps, judging from the pulsing splatter of blood. She’d need a blade in case she couldn’t find the end of the vessel after exploring the wound. A needle and thread. Cauterization might be necessary . .
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ONE AFTERNOON, CHRIS AND I left the crematory in his white van and drove into Berkeley to pick up Therese Vaughn. Therese died in her own bed at age 102. Therese was born when World War I—World War I!—was still years in the future. After returning to Westwind and placing Therese’s body in the cooler, I cremated a newborn baby who had lived a mere t
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