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The Kind Man: A Cosmic Ego Death
On becoming weightless.
Oct 28 • 
Matthew R. Manning
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The Masterpiece
On Impermanence and Remembrance
Jun 15 • 
Matthew R. Manning
14
6
Flightless
A Meditation on the Prompt: “I Mourn The Life”
May 31 • 
Matthew R. Manning
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19
The Prayer and The Black Bear
A Note of Thanks
Apr 8 • 
Matthew R. Manning
95
31
A Letter To Etta
Observing grief after a month without my infant daughter
Mar 13 • 
Matthew R. Manning
104
19
The Light In The Window
Youth In Two Perspectives
Mar 17, 2024 • 
Matthew R. Manning
4
A Dance With Grief
On Love, Loss and Life Beyond Death
Jan 28, 2024 • 
Matthew R. Manning
22
5
Every Word A Bridge
On Finding and Rediscovering Your Voice
Dec 9, 2023 • 
Matthew R. Manning
2
4
Miigwech
The Unlikely Encounter That Made Me Confront My Male Fragility
Dec 4, 2023 • 
Matthew R. Manning
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