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One Thousand Words

Violence does more to you than bruise. It breaks your resolve. It reduces your self-worth to a whisper. The unseen consequences of rage are a crushed and broken sense of yourself.

Steve Foster Essays From The Shadows Leave a comment August 13, 2026August 30, 2026 4 Minutes

Nominally Not Nurtured 

Neglect takes many forms. I can look around and see worse examples of an upbringing. Always someone poorer. Always someone richer. In the same way, there are people more abused and less abused. We don't rank people. Apparently.

Steve Foster Essays From The Shadows Leave a comment June 25, 2026September 2, 2026 4 Minutes

Open Journal #17

Listen to this on the podcast A couple of days ago, I was writing to The Mentor. I write about what I am feeling, what I have discovered, what I have talked about with people, what I have read. He sends it back with comments and thoughts and links and things for me to think … Continue reading Open Journal #17 →

Steve Foster Open Journal Leave a comment May 17, 2025September 4, 2026 4 Minutes

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