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Holding the Shovel
Last week I fell into a hole.
Jul 20
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Stephen Forrest
June 2026
"Your Inattention Has Been Noted..."
The instructions had been clear.
Jun 29
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Stephen Forrest
Changing a Suitcase
My stepmother pulled the bag out of the garage, red and faded and a little defeated, and handed it to me without ceremony.
Jun 23
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Stephen Forrest
Teaming
The bar had casino machines along the back wall.
Jun 19
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Stephen Forrest
The Woman in the Sightline
Thirty minutes before my son’s first competitive dance, Joelle gathered the Tiernan School dancers together for a warm-up.
Jun 8
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Stephen Forrest
5:46
The scoreboard in the gymnasium hadn’t moved.
Jun 7
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Stephen Forrest
May 2026
The Trommel
Earlier this summer, my son and I built a compost trommel out of PVC pipe, a few cut-up Home Depot buckets, and a design I found online.
May 26
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Stephen Forrest
The Worth of the Glass
It was late in the evening at a conference bar in Wisconsin, and Ron Puent’s eyes lit up.
May 19
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Stephen Forrest
The Room That Remembered Her
The Cascade County Historical Society used to be housed in Paris Gibson Square — a repurposed school building in Great Falls, Montana, with high…
May 11
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Stephen Forrest
Alone Together
Beginning of the month arrived the way it always does, with a small pull toward ritual.
May 1
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Stephen Forrest
April 2026
The Meeting I Thought I Was Running
It was a targeting meeting, the kind we hold every week at Public Knowledge to focus in on what a person needs to move forward.
Apr 20
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Stephen Forrest
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