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Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 6
| The Grist Mill "The twisted circumstances under which we live is grist for the writing mill, the loving, hating and discovering,...
Kristina Applegate
Jan 17, 20218 min read
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Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 5
It was not the shock of seeing Mr. Anderson's eldest son Scott electrocuted, resulting in a fringed hairline, that surprised me...
Kristina Applegate
Jan 9, 20217 min read
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When we fail to come together-January 6, 2021
Stand up together, no matter what your beliefs, stay united, bringing our country together again.
Sweet Land of Liberty.
Kristina Applegate
Jan 7, 20214 min read
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Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 4 | Our Limitations
The people who come into our lives are no accident. As I age, I am judging less and loving more. Patience is something I see as a savior...
Kristina Applegate
Dec 27, 202010 min read
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Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 3
Everyone wishes they were born with a mind that held onto memories and never let them go.
Kristina Applegate
Oct 1, 20207 min read
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Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 2 | Central London
When we landed at Heathrow airport, I had watched the pastoral countryside change from patchwork grasslands spotted with Suffolk sheep and q
Kristina Applegate
Jul 18, 20206 min read
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Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 1 | The Seeker, The Equalizer and The Observer
When my youngest sister was born, my Mother named her Elder related to the honeysuckle.
Kristina Applegate
Jul 8, 20204 min read
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Ivy's Traveling Circus | In the beginning
This story is fictional. It is about a young girl's journey to discovering the importance of optimism, especially into adulthood...
Kristina Applegate
Jul 4, 20203 min read
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Lessons from Munda Wanga Zoo
In 2017 while working in Zambia, life was challenging while coordinating and considering the contrasting hardships of those living in Zambia
Kristina Applegate
May 13, 20204 min read
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The age of consumerism
In writing the last article on COVID-19, there is a widespread feeling that most of us are adrift waiting for the return to the life...
Kristina Applegate
May 4, 20203 min read
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Freedom Writers
What if just by trying to record what is happening to you now, you could become a historian. Think about arming your family with pen and...
Kristina Applegate
Apr 24, 20203 min read
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Good rituals past and present
The ancient art of self-quarantine (short story) In the winter of 2018, while traveling with my daughter by bus from Granada to Cordoba,...
Kristina Applegate
Apr 16, 20203 min read
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When time stood still
After the settling occurs, maybe we realize we like our new world, and why didn't we do this sooner.
Kristina Applegate
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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When darkness brings light
"You must be the change you want to see in the world."
Kristina Applegate
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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The emergent time
The law of time seems to be challenged right now. Each week The Stymied Optimist reflects on the rapidly changing environment...
Kristina Applegate
Mar 25, 20203 min read
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Adaptation-A New World
We need young Epic Warriors
Kristina Applegate
Mar 18, 20203 min read
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Why you're not alone
We are in this together...
Kristina Applegate
Mar 11, 20203 min read
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Write your eulogy
5 reasons to focus on your own journey
Kristina Applegate
Mar 4, 20203 min read
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Keep your mind safe
Believe in the power of your mind to create your world.
Kristina Applegate
Feb 25, 20203 min read
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Cancer Battles an Optimist
An Optimistic Scrapper
Kristina Applegate
Feb 19, 20203 min read
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