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Kurt Armstrong

Kurt Armstrong lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He juggles being a lay minister at Saint Margaret's Anglican, a home renovation business, fatherhood, and writing. He is the author of Why Love Will Always Be A Poor Investment.

Muscle and bone
EssaySeptember 21, 2016

Muscle and bone

By Kurt Armstrong

I was sitting at the kitchen table on a rare lazy Saturday morning—no swimming lessons, no birthday parties, no sleepovers. My wife was still…

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