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Sacred & Profane

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Little Doll: Memories From a New Best Friend

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonAugust 31, 2016leave a COMMENT

Reva and I sit surrounded by boxes full of clothes, shoes, make-up, sheets, and miscellaneous items such as wind chimes, incense, CDs, a blood pressure monitor, and a couple of …

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Ophelia in the Rain

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonAugust 10, 2016leave a COMMENT

I stir to the sound of Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” outside my window. It takes about two full verses before I am completely awake. “Ophelia!” I think, and clamber over to the …

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Resurrecting Ophelia

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonJuly 13, 2016leave a COMMENT

I learned of Ophelia’s death at the Family Dollar Store on Broadway from her friend, Maggie. “She died three months ago,” said Maggie, not without pleasure, for she and Ophelia had …

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The Enchantment of Valentine

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonJune 29, 2016leave a COMMENT

The first time I saw Miranda lying stretched out in a chair, I thought she was a large inflatable doll. Above her head was a clock with no hands that …

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The Dead Zone: A Search for Momentary Escape, a Life Lost

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonJune 15, 2016leave a COMMENT

At the door that leads out of the basement entrance of Isabella Towers sits a fat red candle whose flame has burned steadily all night. It rests beside a small …

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