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When Death Comes on St. Patrick’s Day: Stories Interrupted

March 28, 2023July 27, 2025 / Laura Joy Palma / Leave a comment

St. Patrick's Day will never be the same. This is the story of the day my world changed forever (twice!) and how love persists even when the person is gone.

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Two-Hour Tuesdays

The story before the story — how a blog became a lifeline, and how showing up to the page one night a week slowly wrote me back to life, and to faith.

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A memoir at the intersection of bipolar disorder and Christian faith. Endorsed by Dr. Sam Storms.

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