Tag: commune life

• The Day my Father Arrived

  Waiting beneath a dying avocado tree for his father’s arrival, a wandering seeker watches ants rebuild their shattered colony and discovers a quiet revelation about responsibility, providence, and belonging.

  RMDell’Orfano

  May 6, 2026

  Autobio

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