Finding Courage in Paradise Lost
December 28, 2023
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December 28, 2023
Finding Courage in Paradise Lost
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<p>To read and listen to all my essays, articles, and interviews, please subscribe at <a href="https://khmezek.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferer" target="_blank">https://khmezek.substack.com/</a></p>
<p>An essay for a New Year about raising boys as a single mother on the "mean streets of American suburbia".
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<p>“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” ― J.K. Rowling</p>
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A few months ago, I walked out of my house to find a razor-sharp javelin stuck in the middle of my front door. It was at eye level, right where my forehead would have been if I’d opened the small window in the door and looked out when I heard the screams and squeals of tires around 1:30 am. I guess if I’d looked, I wouldn’t be here right now. I’d probably be dead.
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