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Thirty seconds ago. I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2016 source ↗
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In August, when my middle sister called to tell me her breast cancer had spread to her spine, pelvis and bones. It turned out not to be true.
The really terrible things that are happening in the Middle East made me cry for two days after 7 October. All those poor children on both sides.
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My two middle children, Mason and Jude. They will know why.
This morning, surrounded by my children and my wife, Kayte.
It would have to be the justice system in Colorado, which is not geared toward taking care of victims. The guys who killed my sister in 1975 always come up for parole every year.
Putin. Because he is so comfortably who he is.
My sister’s death – I would love to meet her kids. [Karen Grammer was 18 when she was abducted, raped and murdered.]
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