{"id":23959,"date":"2024-09-29T20:29:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T00:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=23959"},"modified":"2026-03-22T09:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T13:23:04","slug":"galaxies-and-oceans-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/23959","title":{"rendered":"Galaxies and Oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Galaxies and Oceans<\/em><\/a> (2018) N.R. Walker<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Galaxies<\/a><\/p>\n

Grief was like the great Southern Ocean; it moved in ebbs and flows, often turbulent and rough, or peaceful and settled, and even over time when I could navigate the waters, the tide never stopped.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sometimes you have to listen to the silences. When things aren\u2019t said. That\u2019s where the truth is.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I picked Tabby up and held her to my chest. \u201cAnd you, Miss Tabby, know you\u2019re not supposed to sit on the kitchen bench.\u201d <\/p>\n

Aubrey fought a smile as he continued to wash up. \u201cI asked her and she told me she could totally sit up there.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure she did.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Publisher: BlueHeart Press<\/p>\n

Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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