I Can't Swim But Water Has Saved Me: On OMI, Divorce, and the God Who Calms the Waves

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I Can't Swim But Water Has Saved Me: On OMI, Divorce, and the God Who Calms the Waves

Dominique Wilder 2/27/25 Dominique Wilder 2/27/25

I Can't Swim But Water Has Saved Me: On OMI, Divorce, and the God Who Calms the Waves

I can't swim. Water can kill me. And yet I started a business about hope called 'water' — OMI.

To Know Love Like This: A Poem About Friendship, Isolation, and Finding Your Way Back

Dominique Wilder 2/12/25 Dominique Wilder 2/12/25

To Know Love Like This: A Poem About Friendship, Isolation, and Finding Your Way Back

To know love like friendship is what inspired my break from a relationship where there was no love.

Ever After: A Poem About What Comes After the Happily

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Ever After: A Poem About What Comes After the Happily

Ever after what ever after? ever after what? The prompt for the day was 'ever after' not 'happily ever after' which was the plot twist I needed.