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Protected: Tell your children to abandon their names

April 1, 2021April 13, 2026 / Simon Rakei

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When the sun shines on the other side of town

July 29, 2020August 9, 2022 / Simon Rakei / Leave a comment

I Three pilgrims journeyed from the shantytown to the mountain pass above the city where they knelt in the grove overlooking the coastal waters and elegant beachfront buildings. Their climb up the mountain seemed like a premonition come to bear. Having reached the pass, they knelt by the foot of another hill and found a … Continue reading When the sun shines on the other side of town

Protected: A moving prayer for five faces

March 2, 2020January 12, 2025 / Simon Rakei

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Two Ts in the Heart of Things

October 6, 2019August 9, 2022 / Simon Rakei / Leave a comment

There is no home. We will die unnamed buried in unmarked graveyards of broken dreams. And so, we pray for ourselves and our children. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: I give thee unto the grace of the waters of the lord as you sail on … Continue reading Two Ts in the Heart of Things

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