The Beckoning by Deborah Bell

The Beckoning by Deborah Bell

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The Beckoning by Deborah Bell
The Beckoning by Deborah Bell
You are holding a snow globe...

You are holding a snow globe...

...what do you see inside?

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Deborah Bell
Dec 20, 2020
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The Beckoning by Deborah Bell
The Beckoning by Deborah Bell
You are holding a snow globe...
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Hand holding small snow globe with a house inside.
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Dear You,

I can’t lie, I love snow globes. I love their self-contained little worlds, their perfect, impermeable bubbles.

Skaters on ponds, tobogganers on slopes, carol singers in the snow — all encased in a frosty, flawless realm. And should you turn the key to start a whirling blizzard, nothing inside will be disturbed. Because in the wo…

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