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      <title>Chapter 1: Eden</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What happens when everything right goes wrong? Is there any going back to Eden? </p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Alison Justus</li></ul><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What happens when everything right goes wrong? Is there any going back to Eden? </p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Alison Justus</li></ul><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What happens when everything right goes wrong? Is there any going back to Eden? </p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Alison Justus</li></ul><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On the easy-to-master Art of Losing</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On the easy-to-master Art of Losing</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:36:07 -0600</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On the easy-to-master Art of Losing</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On dying in the water</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On dying in the water</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On dying in the water</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <title>Chapter 4: Portals </title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The miracle of my brother’s funeral and the miracle of my death. </p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: John Rhodes, Justin Gerhardt</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Could it be that the same God who calls us to die…also calls us to live? </p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <title>Chapter 8: Anointed</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What's to be found in the sadness? It may be more than we imagined. </p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What's to be found in the sadness? It may be more than we imagined. </p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Chapter 9: Tears</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On being emptied in order to be filled...</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Chapter 10: Look</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>This is not a tree…but it is a tree. An oak is an oak is an oak. </p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Chapter 11: A Happy Cross</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>When God begins building atop the wreckage…</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <title>Chapter 12: The Fourth</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What God had for me at the site of the wreck...</p><p>*<br><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." <br>*</p><p><br>-<br>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-<br>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-<br>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Chapter 13: Object Permanence</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On seeing and not seeing, reality and unreality, winter and summer.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On seeing and not seeing, reality and unreality, winter and summer.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:16:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>JL Gerhardt</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>On seeing and not seeing, reality and unreality, winter and summer.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p>]]>
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      <title>Chapter 14: Intertwined </title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Who's carrying the ice? </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Who's carrying the ice? </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>JL Gerhardt</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Who's carrying the ice? </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <title>Chapter 15: My Brother</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Riding waves and seeing visions </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Riding waves and seeing visions </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Chapter 16: Cerca del Cielo </title>
      <itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>16</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Truths about the wilderness and journeying beyond</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> is a memoir. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. As we all know, "Memories are fuzzy things, like bunnies really. Difficult to hold. Quick to run away." </p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p>Follow <em>The Happiest Saddest People</em> on: </p><ul><li><a href="https://happiestsaddest.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happiestsaddestpeople/">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>More from JL Gerhardt: </p><ul><li><a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">The Goodness</a></li></ul><p>-</p><p>Credits: </p><ul><li>Writing, Narration: JL Gerhardt</li><li>Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt, John Rhodes</li><li>Manuscript Editing: Justin Gerhardt, Allison Justus</li></ul><p>-</p><p>Also from <a href="https://jlgerhardt.substack.com/">Hazefire Studios</a>: <a href="https://www.holyghoststories.org/"><em>Holy Ghost Stories </em></a></p><p><br></p>]]>
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