Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 6
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Kristina Applegate
- Jan 9, 2021
- 7 min
Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 5
It was not the shock of seeing Mr. Anderson's eldest son Scott electrocuted, resulting in a fringed hairline, that surprised me...
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Kristina Applegate
- Jan 7, 2021
- 4 min
When we fail to come together-January 6, 2021
Stand up together, no matter what your beliefs, stay united, bringing our country together again.
Sweet Land of Liberty.
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Kristina Applegate
- Dec 27, 2020
- 10 min
Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 4 | Our Limitations
The people who come into our lives are no accident. As I age, I am judging less and loving more. Patience is something I see as a savior...
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Kristina Applegate
- Oct 1, 2020
- 7 min
Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 3
Everyone wishes they were born with a mind that held onto memories and never let them go.
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Kristina Applegate
- Jul 18, 2020
- 6 min
Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 2 | Central London
When we landed at Heathrow airport, I had watched the pastoral countryside change from patchwork grasslands spotted with Suffolk sheep and q
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Kristina Applegate
- Jul 8, 2020
- 4 min
Ivy's Traveling Circus, Chapter 1 | The Seeker, The Equalizer and The Observer
When my youngest sister was born, my Mother named her Elder related to the honeysuckle.
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Kristina Applegate
- Jul 4, 2020
- 3 min
Ivy's Traveling Circus | In the beginning
This story is fictional. It is about a young girl's journey to discovering the importance of optimism, especially into adulthood...
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Kristina Applegate
- May 13, 2020
- 4 min
Lessons from Munda Wanga Zoo
In 2017 while working in Zambia, life was challenging while coordinating and considering the contrasting hardships of those living in Zambia
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Kristina Applegate
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
The age of consumerism
In writing the last article on COVID-19, there is a widespread feeling that most of us are adrift waiting for the return to the life...
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Kristina Applegate
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
Freedom Writers
What if just by trying to record what is happening to you now, you could become a historian. Think about arming your family with pen and...
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Kristina Applegate
- Apr 16, 2020
- 3 min
Good rituals past and present
The ancient art of self-quarantine (short story) In the winter of 2018, while traveling with my daughter by bus from Granada to Cordoba,...
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Kristina Applegate
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
When time stood still
After the settling occurs, maybe we realize we like our new world, and why didn't we do this sooner.
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Kristina Applegate
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
When darkness brings light
"You must be the change you want to see in the world."
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Kristina Applegate
- Mar 25, 2020
- 3 min
The emergent time
The law of time seems to be challenged right now. Each week The Stymied Optimist reflects on the rapidly changing environment...
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Kristina Applegate
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Adaptation-A New World
We need young Epic Warriors
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Kristina Applegate
- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Write your eulogy
5 reasons to focus on your own journey
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Kristina Applegate
- Feb 25, 2020
- 3 min
Keep your mind safe
Believe in the power of your mind to create your world.
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Kristina Applegate
- Feb 19, 2020
- 3 min
Cancer Battles an Optimist
An Optimistic Scrapper
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