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Part 8: Bones
Note: For background on this series, please read the Introduction to the 32-Parts Project.
When I was 11 years old, I had what may have been my first real moment of insight. I was in fifth grade at a Catholic elementary school in Portland, when I slipped out onto the playground ahead of the rest of [...]
Part 6: Flesh
Note: For background on this series, please read the Introduction to the 32-Parts Project.
Getting to the meat of it, the sixth part of the Meditation on the 32 Parts of the Body is flesh. Flesh is muscle, the most abundant tissue in the body. The body has three kinds of muscle tissue. Cardiac muscle keeps [...]
Parts 1 – 5: The Double-ended Bag
Bag of Bones is the title of a novel by Stephen King. The title evokes what one would expect from King, whose forte is writing detailed accounts of all things bloody and creepy. The phrase “bag of bones,” of course, didn’t begin with King. It’s been around a long time as a useful means of [...]
Part 10: Kidneys