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Love Is Particular: Remembering Dolly & Wendell dolly parton gratitude kasey hitt love wendell berry Sep 04, 2026

“It’s the sharing of our stories that saves us,” my friend and colleague Amy Lyles Wilson, a writing coach, is known for saying.


I’ve been thinking about her words as I’ve read and listened to the stories people have been sharing to honor two beloved storytellers who recently died: Dolly Parton, who ...

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Re-membering: A Contemplative Practice from Port William contemplative practice remembering spiritual practice wendell berry Feb 01, 2023

Driving down the road.

Putting wet laundry in the dryer.

Picking up a garden trowel.

The quiet moment before falling asleep.

A memory slips into your mind—their familiar whistle, particular look or smell, a phrase spoken…you remember and for a moment you re-member. 
 
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