The Quill of Samantha Grace Newcastle

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  • pork chop friends

    Just like the child who tied a pork chop around his neck just to get the dog to play with him. There’s an innocence in that, a simple desire for connection, harmless and understandable. But adulthood doesn’t give us the same grace. When we keep doing the equivalent changing ourselves, wearing what others like, shaping… Read more

  • Why, How, Who

    I was asked today how do I write, how long have I written, and why. It’s a gift, a blessing, a curse, a tool to look deep within and view the core. Hyper Empathy, affective empathy, discernment,etc, they each play a role. Writing isn’t just an act for me; it’s a release, a necessity. Every… Read more

  • I know somebody, who knows somebody

    “Then he went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.” (2 Kings 5:14, Webster) In verse 3 same chapter this young maiden was saying ” I know somebody, who… Read more