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the other side
I know about acceptance. I understand survivor inside and out. I can fight and win. What happens when that is what you do best, but it isn’t what you want to do anymore? We reach markers in our lives....
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taking a deep breath…
Okay, I deleted that last post because, upon closer inspection, it didn’t come across the way I wanted it to and I was worried about how it would be received. So, it’s gone. Done. Buried in the...
View Articlethe truth
Here’s the thing. The truth. I hurt after I wrote about Betty. I didn’t expect to hurt so much. I retreated to the far corners of myself and tried hard not to think about that post, about her, about...
View Article50,000 words!!
52, 238 words to be exact. I know I haven’t been here in forever. But, with good reasons. One of them being that March was extraordinarily busy. The other was that I’ve been trying to finish up this...
View Articlemy summer of bugs, books, and risky behavior – part 1
I slide along the bench to get closer to the music, to the chorus of this song. It’s Awake My Soul by Mumford and Sons. It’s what I want – for my soul to be awake. I’m watching Ben swim and he’s...
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in faith and fancy
Melancholy. That’s how I began December. With melancholy and a whisper of Anne from Anne of Green Gables. With sighs and many words for introspection and flair for drama. I’ve been going for walks...
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surrender
When you come from a long line of women who move with bravery and backbone, you’re destined to do the same. Perseverance is your crown. And like the women before me I wear it well. I was born a...
View Articleuptight
I’m a starfish on my bed. The fan hanging from my ceiling spins mercilessly. Music loud in my ears, it is all I hear, all I feel. I need to put my head down for a while. I get so stuck inside it. My...
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those people
I meet Scott at our back gate. “There are signs up on the mailboxes by our house.” “What?” “The neighbors. They put up signs saying the land is,” and I air quote at him, “starving for water.” I...
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where I’m at
I’m tap, tap, tapping into a small space inside me marked crash. It doesn’t take up as much room as it used to, but it’s a room that holds remarkable power. Once you step inside, it’s bigger than it...
View Articlewho cares
This year I’m going for a “good-enough” New Year’s resolution. Clearly, because we’re near the end of January and I am only now coming up with a resolution. No lofty goals or profound words for me this...
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