The Down Slope

What goes up, may just trip and fall down...

By Meredith HarmonPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

If you faceplant, how fast will the ground rise up to meet you?

After steep ascent

I slide down on the square of

My hypotenuse.

inspirational

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Meredith Harmon

Mix equal parts anthropologist, biologist, geologist, and artisan, stir and heat in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, sprinkle with a heaping pile of odd life experiences. Half-baked.

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