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~ getting a grip in the space between then and there, and here and now

Mark Kolke
Jun 29, 2026
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Aloneness and loneliness are close cousins, but they don’t live in the same room.

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Some days don’t need rescuing; they only need one trusted ear to hear, that’s all.

grayscale photo of raindrops

Aloneness is not loneliness, exactly, but they’re close cousins.

Maybe one is weather, and the other is whether …

Plenty of both lately: cold, wet, grey, and sharp enough to soak and float us,…

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