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Poetry

Birthing Still

"Having not given birth to a child, / I have not held the echo of my husband’s smile..." Sandra K. Olson
Poetry

My Body

The breath comes in. / I don’t know why. / I didn’t decide, / I didn’t try. Bud Clark

Alice Jeanette Harcourt Baker

Baker—Alice Jeanette Harcourt Baker, 89, on August 4, 2021, in Burlington, Vt. Jeanette was born on March 25, 1932, to…

Holly Sue Anderson

Anderson—Holly Sue Anderson, 68, on January 14, 2021, after a brief hospitalization for cardiopulmonary complications, in Santa Monica, Calif. Holly…
Poetry

Upon Reflection

"Locked out after Letterman, / hesitant to knock, / I tried to find my keys..." Amy Baskin
Poetry

Quaker Meeting

Our family flew across the countryto visit Quaker grandparents,have them meet and actually seehow our young children had grown:She was… Ruth Naylor
Resources

A Quaker Antiracist Reading List for Young People

After sharing an antiracist reading list of books we’ve read and discussed in recent years, we heard from people who… Staff
Online Features

The Paradox of Isolation

The blessings and burdens of lives lived apart. Jason Craige Harris

Susan Angry

Angry—Susan Angry, 94, on January 10, 2019, at Kendal at Longwood in Kennett Square, Pa. Sue was born on November…
Student Voices Project 2020

The Dangerous Turn

Most school days, when one of my parents picks me up, we have to make a turn out of the… Austin Setzler
Student Voices Project 2020

Our Turn

The petition was signed by 30 girls. It was very simple, or at least we thought so. All we wanted… Maina Vaidya
Features

Channeling Agape for Those on Their Final Journey

The power of using our pain in service to others. Diane D’Angelo
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