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Without a Trace
COPYRIGHT 2020 Debra Littlejohn Shinder Many of us breathed a sigh of relief as state and local governments finally began to lift the orders of mass house arrest under which we had been living for two months — but that … Continue reading
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Behind the Badge
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER Under the gun and behind the badge,there’s a heart and a soul and a mindand a fear that it’s clear everything he holds deardisappears in the tunnel of time. You look in his eyes, but … Continue reading
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Wolves in sheepdog clothing and other human animals
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER You don’t have to be a cop to be a sheepdog. But you ought to be a sheepdog if you’re going to be a cop. I spent much of the 90s training cop wannabes in … Continue reading
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More on mask madness
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER The Great Divide between the masked and the unmasked has widened and the battleground has gotten bloodier of late. Those on both sides have escalated from disagreement to argument to nastiness in a short period … Continue reading
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Unmasked
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER in·di·vid·u·al·ism /ˌindəˈvij(o͞o)əˌlizəm/a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control. Oxford Dictionary Let’s get one thing clear up front: if we were talking about something that genuinely provides a significant … Continue reading
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Behind the Mask
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER Perhaps it was inevitable that the unfolding fiasco that has been the world’s response to the SARS-CoV2 epidemic — excuse me, pandemic — has devolved into a Great Divide over a subject few of us … Continue reading
… But I won’t do that
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER I would do anything for love, but I won’t do that. Love is a many splendored thing. But now, under the pressure of fear, frustration, and forced togetherness, it’s becoming a many splintered one for … Continue reading
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Fear Itself
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER Fear serves a purpose. It’s a survival mechanism; it exists to motivate us to act — not to paralyze us into being unable to do anything. That’s when useful fear turns into harmful phobia. It … Continue reading
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Just in case there’s a butterfly
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER In many cultures, the butterfly is considered to be a symbol of life, endurance, and hope. Christians often view this beautiful winged insect as representing the profound change that comes with salvation, or the emergence … Continue reading
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The Shame Game
COPYRIGHT 2020 DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER Okay, peeps, this needs to stop. This morning on Facebook, I saw the happy post of a friend announcing that she has an appointment with her hair stylist this weekend. Certainly unruly locks, uncovered gray, … Continue reading
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