Writing Archives 2016-2017 In These Times
Leaving the office for an off-site work meeting last week, I suddenly felt overcome with emotion and started to cry. Searching for…
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Writing Archives
Writing Archives 2016-2017
Published in 2016 and 2017
Writing Archives 2016-2017 
Writing Archives 2016-2017 A Thanksgiving for All Seasons
If all continues to go well with my pending condominium purchase, this Thanksgiving will be my last in my house, the place…
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Writing Archives 2016-2017 Hanta Yo!
Yesterday I met a beautiful young man named Christopher, a man who loves to be on the water. He’s a boats man,…
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Writing Archives 2016-2017 A Wonderful Life
“You gave him a wonderful life,” kind people say to me when I speak of Pasu or hint at my profound sadness…
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Writing Archives 2016-2017 Me, Too
Trigger warning: This piece includes specific incidents of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. I am appalled and disgusted by the…
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Writing Archives 2016-2017 Once Upon a Catfish
I fried catfish tonight. In an instant, the smell took me back to Coldwater, Michigan, and happy family times at The Lake,…
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Writing Archives 2016-2017 Bobby Sang the Blues
Pasu’s death has put me in a perpetual state of reflection and remembrance. His absence is profound and sad, but I am…
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Writing Archives 2016-2017 Coffee Chats with Mom
I started drinking coffee for one reason—to have special time with Mom in the morning, time to sit together, drink coffee, and…
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Writing Archives 2016-2017 Expecting
In expecting Carole and me in 1957, Mom wasn’t expecting us, really. She knew she was pregnant, but she and her doctors…
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Writing Archives 2016-2017 My “We” with Joan Baez
My friend Marilyn likes to say to me, “You have a ‘we’ with Joan Baez!” She’s referring to a personal, handwritten note I…
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