Our writing prompt tonight is independence day—with or without capital letters. Given that this July Fourth I will happily celebrate #hash tag all countries matter, I’m opting for the lower-case version tonight. Lower-case independence day is the day I have longed for all my life. Perhaps longed is too weighty a term. Striven might a be better word,   for I have not actively longed for independence. Instead I have danced around it seeking out activities that demand independence yet shying away from full commitment to them. 

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