Pam Houston's Cupped Hands - A Chance Encounter

The Cupped Hands

By Pam Houston
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the February 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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The universe sent her a mystic, a movie star, and a miracle acupuncturist. Then Pam Houston asked for love, and the universe said yes.

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