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From Stephen Elliott
Rest in peace. RIP. That’s what we say when someone dies. So this Jesus dude in the Bible resurrects some people according to the gospels. One of the privileged to come back from the dead was Lazarus.
Lazarus was in his tomb and all of his family wept.
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I keenly remember the day my Grandmother died.
My parents picked me up early from afterschool care and before I could ask why, my Mother said “We’re going to your Grandfather’s house.” I asked, “Don’t you mean Grandmommy’s house?” My Mother barely replied, “Your Grandmother died, it’s your Grandfather’s house now.”
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Too much revelation at your indie fest? Too much Jesus? Shut up, naysayer. I want more.
For Mary Miller’s characters, the world is anything but big. These are women trapped in little towns and little lives, but the emotional resonance is limitless.
