writing
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A Reminder of Things
It’s been two weeks since my last post. Been a little busy with “life stuff”. Have an issue with my right eye that sometimes causes these little wormy-looking floaters that completely block my line of sight. Will likely take several… Continue reading
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Stop. Listen. Breathe.
Yesterday, after a day full of unexpected health complications (I’m okay, so no worries), I came home and was completely zapped. The past week or so has been tough on many levels. Y’all saw my last post about anxiety, and… Continue reading
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The Unwelcome Visitor
Well, it appears I’ve fallen off my plan to post here at least once a week. So this morning, I’m sitting at the computer, trying to figure out what’s on my mind that needs to show up here. Quite frankly,… Continue reading
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What a Difference a Year Makes
A year ago, I reached out to Hospice of the Piedmont, one of our local organizations, to offer some of Dad’s original artwork for whatever purpose they felt it would best suit. (If you haven’t read some of my previous… Continue reading
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Waiting on the Moon
A solitary Friday night in my world. I’m feeling a little maudlin, listening to Echo and the Bunnymen’s “The Killing Moon”, released in January 1984. I was getting ready to graduate high school at the time that song came out…… Continue reading
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The Day the Yuccas Spoke
Introduction to This Post I have been working on writing a book about my childhood for going on fifteen years. Scrap sheets of paper saved in file folders, spiral notebooks, or on my computer. Why is it taking so long?… Continue reading
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Life in the “Coulds”
I’m trying to shift into a new practice of getting up a little earlier in the morning to have more quiet time for meditation and journaling before the world gets loud. And to coffee myself. (Yes, I feel that coffee… Continue reading
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There’s No Place Like Home
It’s Monday, August 18, at 11:55pm. Bear with me – I felt like logging in another post before going to bed. Tomorrow’s going to be a busy and interesting day, and while I need some sleep, I also want to… Continue reading
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A Start at Some Song Lyrics
Before I share what I’ve come up with, I need to give a little backstory. For about twenty years now, I’ve been making solo trips up to the NC mountains and the Blue Ridge Parkway. There’s something about the place… Continue reading
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Peacefully & Painlessly: A Hospice Story
I feel a very strong need to write about my dad tonight. Just came from a fundraising event for our local hospice organization, and this year, it affected me a little differently – a little more intensely, yet with a… Continue reading
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