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    Love Is the Bride of Fear
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Love Is the Bride of Fear

    By Brandon Alter: I don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t entirely know what’s going on. But I know we are in this together. I know ...
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    Survival Is a Full-Time Job
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Survival Is a Full-Time Job

    By Brandon Alter: I don’t know about you, but I’ve never had to be too concerned about survival. I’ve never had to worry about having eno...
    32 views1 comment
    A Story About a Covid-19 Survivor
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    A Story About a Covid-19 Survivor

    By Catherine Bares: Frank and I had our marriage validated in the Catholic Church back in 2014. That is when we met Deacon Durr, the subj...
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    Is Anybody Listening?
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 10 min

    Is Anybody Listening?

    By Tim Murphy: One of my first jobs was as a paper boy. My first first job was selling taffy apples door-to-door when I was eight. John t...
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    Working with Hidden Messages in Dreams
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Working with Hidden Messages in Dreams

    By Lauren Maher: Dreams are a fundamental part of the human experience. From ancient Egypt to modern times, people have long been fascina...
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    Hope in a Flower
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • May 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hope in a Flower

    By Jillian McWhirter: Many years ago my sister, Lynn, came to visit my family and me. Lynn had a green thumb, which I did not. Of course,...
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    This Old House
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • May 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Old House

    By Roger Desmarais: Every old house has many rooms and hideaways filled with memories of early growth and expansion through years of deve...
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    April Poetry from Gillian Kessler
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    April Poetry from Gillian Kessler

    By Gillian Kessler: These little poems/notes/spirit signals have been moving through me this past month, chronicling shifts as we’ve move...
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    Imagine 2020: An Interview with Hilary Thomas
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    Imagine 2020: An Interview with Hilary Thomas

    By Elizabeth Gracen: I'm always inspired by my friend and collaborator, Hilary Thomas. She is the artistic director of the Lineage Dance ...
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    In Remembrance
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    In Remembrance

    By Shan O’Connor: For many of us, this time of year is an awakening. We stir from the winter doldrums with a promise of rebirth and new b...
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    Tarot + Cosmos, 2020: An Interview with Brandon Alter & Angel Lopez
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 6 min

    Tarot + Cosmos, 2020: An Interview with Brandon Alter & Angel Lopez

    By Elizabeth Gracen: Flapper Press is incredibly lucky to have Brandon Alter and Angel Lopez as regular contributors to the site. They ar...
    34 views0 comments
    A Chronic Situation
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Feb 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Chronic Situation

    By Roger Desmarais: When we are alone in our senior-hood moment of pain and frustrated at its intrusion, we can sometimes, in meditation,...
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    Magic Is Everywhere
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Jan 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Magic Is Everywhere

    By Brandon Alter: Don’t get me wrong, I’m not coming for science. Science is great. I’m an Aquarius, for Goddess’s sake, I love explanati...
    16 views0 comments
    The Pony
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Jan 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Pony

    By Roger Desmarais: There is a lovely wisdom contained in old phrases about life created by the elderly who have lived much of their live...
    20 views1 comment
    Meet Gen Z: Gracie K.
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 7 min

    Meet Gen Z: Gracie K.

    By Elizabeth Gracen: If you've been following me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, you've probably heard about a new January 1, 2020 pr...
    682 views1 comment
    Introducing The Gen Z Collective
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Jan 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Introducing The Gen Z Collective

    By Elizabeth Gracen: “Okay, Boomer.” My kid LOVES to say that to me. “Whatever you say, Karen. Do you want to speak to the manager?” That...
    66 views1 comment
    Fast Forward
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Dec 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Fast Forward

    By Roger Desmarais: What would all your old and new friends say in their eulogy of you when it is over? What could—would—you do between n...
    14 views0 comments
    Open Your Heart
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Dec 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    Open Your Heart

    By Brandon Alter: A few years ago, my husband and I were on our honeymoon in the Atacama desert of Chile. We found ourselves, through a s...
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    In A Word . . .
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Nov 28, 2019
    • 4 min

    In A Word . . .

    By Tim Murphy: When I was growing up, the Vocks lived across the street. Jimmy was my brother’s age, Jannie was my age, and Jeff was my s...
    39 views0 comments
    Season of Letting Go
    FLAPPER PRESS
    • Nov 26, 2019
    • 2 min

    Season of Letting Go

    By Brandon Alter: Autumn awaits winter's arrival. I'm not going to pretend that I like the shorter days or the cooler temperatures, but I...
    13 views0 comments
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