The cruelest thief

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death, grief, mourning, tragedy

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She glides out the door, brown hair momentarily suspended in her wake. Quick glance backward. The hair swings over her …

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Prescient fortune telling

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Chinese cuisine, coping, Fortune cookie, health, news, tragedy

Amidst the horrible turn the national news took this week, I feel deflated. I avoid  news, opinion, and commentary. It all makes my head spin and my stomach roil. I found comfort with a big, fat, saucy, spicy, Chinese dinner.

From the ubiquitous fortune cookie, out tumbled my fortune: Eat your fruits and vegetables to strengthen your health. 

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p style=”text-align:left;”>I am perplexed. It’s not like fruits and vegetables are prevalent in Chinese food. What clairvoyance drives whoever writes these things? If we all ate more fruits and vegetables would world health improve, thereby reducing the prevalence of demented misbehavior? If only it were true.