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The Fine Art of Porch Sitting

The Fine Art of Porch Sitting

Remembering How to Not be Busy

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Rachel Sager
May 16, 2025
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Did you know that I write another publication called The Appalachian Optimist?
The short essay below was just posted over there and I liked it so much that I want to share it with you, dear Ruins reader.

Keep an eye out for a more Ruins oriented post soon. I have been BUSY digging in the dirt, being alive to the miracle of spring. I have been busy resisting a certain kind of busy.

This one is just about porches.

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