Artists and / or songs that inspired the stories below …

He Lays In The Reins

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Like Grace From The Earth (III)

May 22, 2011

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Like Grace From The Earth (II)

May 22, 2011

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Like Grace From The Earth

On a bus-ride, Carrie befriends Anna, an elderly photographer. Carrie has a family now but is not happy. She wonders if she can live what she has left of her life without trying once more to realize her old dreams of becoming an artist herself.

May 22, 2011