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The Things Not NamedA Sadness That Holds Hope for JoyToday’s essay is part of a new series on recovery that includes me, Latham Turner, Bowen Dwelle, Michael Mohr, Dee Rambeau, and Lyle McKeany. Each of us will wrestle this week with what recovery means to us and how our life experiences shape that definition. —I used to teach in an Iowa town that Bill Bryson said was “as tranquil as a double dose of Valium.” That was close to the mark. Pretty much everything I hated about it as a single person — the cuteness, the tidiness — I loved as a parent. There were Dutch bakerie...2023-12-1211 min