Reimagining Rebellion

Reimagining Rebellion

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The journey walked → the journey recognized
Chapter Fourteen of Reimagining Rebellion. The view from the height, the kid who taught me what the road was for, and the bell that never stops.
Sep 26 • Gary A Lougher
Alone → together
Chapter Thirteen of Reimagining Rebellion. The last and most respectable adaptation, the pour I waited the whole book to make, and the room that was…
Sep 25 • Gary A Lougher
The self you have understood → the self you declare
Chapter Twelve of Reimagining Rebellion. The ninth-grade poem, the four words that opened the door, and the one you locked away to belong.
Sep 24 • Gary A Lougher
Knowing about → Being about
Chapter Eleven of Reimagining Rebellion. The morning after, the ledge that looks like a summit, and the trap almost nobody escapes.
Sep 23 • Gary A Lougher
How do I stay safe? → How do I become more alive as I approach death?
Chapter Ten of Reimagining Rebellion. The fear under all the other fears, the question that was making me old, and the night the bar closes.
Sep 22 • Gary A Lougher
Running from the self → Reclaiming the self.
Chapter Nine of Reimagining Rebellion. The motor that never shuts off, the verdict that was never coming, and the first time the body is asked to move.
Sep 21 • Gary A Lougher
The role you survived as → the person underneath it you can return to
Chapter Eight of Reimagining Rebellion. The three shapes a frightened person bends into, and the tenderness the record was hiding the whole time.
Sep 18 • Gary A Lougher
The walls they built to keep you safe → the walls you can finally bring down
Chapter Seven of Reimagining Rebellion. The voice you took for your own, and the fear that was never yours
Sep 17 • Gary A Lougher
Adaptation → Aliveness
Chapter Six of Reimagining Rebellion. The bridge, the rubber band, and the distinction the whole book has been walking toward.
Sep 16 • Gary A Lougher
The body as malfunction → the body as the most faithful thing you own
Chapter Five of Reimagining Rebellion. The alarm you were taught to silence, the dry room that doesn't exist, and the floor you had to reach before…
Sep 15 • Gary A Lougher
The wall is you → the wall is around you
Chapter Four of Reimagining Rebellion. The one behind the wall, the silence that lied, and the call you were the only one who could answer.
Sep 14 • Gary A Lougher
Borrowed time → Owned time
Chapter Three of Reimagining Rebellion. The Sunday feeling, the permission that isn't coming, and the one cost that doesn't negotiate.
Sep 11 • Gary A Lougher
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