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An Update:
“You should write again.” So I am told. But sometimes writing seems overwhelming to me. What do I write about? What don’t I write...
Kalli Unruh
May 286 min read
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Ad Astra
Ad Astra It means "to the stars." _____________ I’ll never forget that one night I was flying over the ocean. Outside the tiny window,...
Kalli Unruh
Apr 151 min read
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The Power of Positive Thinking: An Experiment
(I can feel the shock from my family as they read the title.) Historically, I am a pessimist. A Grump. An Eeyore. The glass is...
Kalli Unruh
Feb 26 min read
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Today's Star
It was dark the night He came, so dark in fact, that the very sky seemed to hold its breath in waiting. Nestled in the hills, Bethlehem...
Kalli Unruh
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Almost Yesterday
Sometimes it feels like a dream. I can barely picture those palm trees in my memory, can barely smell the masala ’s scent wafting...
Kalli Unruh
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Stories From the Night Shift
I used to think the night shift was boring. I used to, but I have been corrected. This summer, between Trips and Teacher's Prep and the...
Kalli Unruh
Oct 11, 20247 min read
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An Ode To Insomnia
“Why can’t I sleep?” I asked the Moon, And this, his swift reply: “So you can keep me company Out here this cold tonight!” I turned then...
Kalli Unruh
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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Calling All Baristas
May 27th, 2024 Grant County, KS. I need help. There is something I need to know-- something I’ve been trying to learn for years. I don't...
Kalli Unruh
May 26, 20244 min read
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The Waiting Room
April 21, 2024 Grant County, KS I sit in the Waiting Room, staring at the door, willing it to open. Surely it will open if I stare at it...
Kalli Unruh
Apr 21, 20244 min read
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April 5th.
Forgive me. I’m sure you’ll know what I mean when I say, “I don’t have the words.” There are things they don't tell you about grief— how...
Kalli Unruh
Apr 4, 20242 min read
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"The Passage"
January 22, 2024 Grant County, Kansas I used to know Death differently. Death was an end; a scary, unknown ending of life. Helplessly...
Kalli Unruh
Jan 22, 20243 min read
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Just a Flicker
Grant County, Kansas I’ll spare you the details, but there’s a story here: She was the same age as us, which was the age when one has...
Kalli Unruh
Dec 14, 20235 min read
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6 Months Later
November 26, 2023 Grant County, Kansas 6 months later, I haven't forgetten. I think about you every day. I've been reaching out in my...
Kalli Unruh
Nov 26, 20233 min read
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A Choice
A king calls you into his palace to present you with a gift you did nothing to deserve. The king is funny that way. He leads you down a...
Kalli Unruh
Oct 22, 20232 min read
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On Behalf of the Elderly
I love old people. I hope they don’t mind if I call them that. They call themselves that after all. When one wheelchair was moved to be...
Kalli Unruh
Sep 23, 20232 min read
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The Things I Didn't Know
September 11, 2023 Grant County, Kansas On this day two years ago, I left the U.S. to live with people I had never met in a country I’d...
Kalli Unruh
Sep 11, 20233 min read
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