A POEM by Kathryn Brown Ramsperger

The threat of war with Russia has been with me all my life. In a nutshell: The Soviet Union was formed in 1922, the year my father was born. It sent missiles to Cuba in 1962, when I was 4, resulting in the Cuban Missile Crisis. We had community nuclear drills. Some wealthy families build bomb shelters.…

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How Writing Can Help Us Through Times Of Disaster

We live in overwhelming times. Never has the world experienced a shutdown of all economies while battling an entirely invisible foe—the novel corona virus. Adding restrictions of personal freedoms, conflicting news reports, and the uncertainty creates a perfect recipe for fear and panic. Everyone has their own way of handling crisis. Yet writers can share…

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Discovering Americans

Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero :  Function:  noun; Date:  1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One:  Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…

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Sciatica and C-Span

Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero :  Function:  noun; Date:  1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One:  Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…

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The Age of Aquarius

Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero :  Function:  noun; Date:  1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One:  Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…

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If you build it, will they come?

Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero :  Function:  noun; Date:  1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One:  Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…

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On Oneness

Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero :  Function:  noun; Date:  1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One:  Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…

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