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Apr 16, 2018
This Cancer Thing!
Again, here I am, seven years later, asking myself: What was this cancer thing about? I was a mental health counselor for 20 years, so I...


Apr 9, 2018
The Orphanage: A Place I Once Called Home
I have done the dishes, folded laundry, baked a casserole, opened and closed the door for the dogs umpteen times. I am Queen Busy. I do...


Apr 2, 2018
When Women "Do Lunch"
What is this about? I probably go to lunch with one of my friends twice a month. I couldn’t care less about where we go, how fancy it is,...


Mar 26, 2018
Computer Class
Racing across the parking lot at the public library, I look up and see broken clouds. I’ve seen them before, but today I really see them....


Mar 19, 2018
Goodness
She was probably in her seventies. Salt-and-pepper hair. Her cart was stalled, and she was looking at vases in an aisle in the Dollar...


Mar 12, 2018
Dementia and Alzheimer’s
I’m sharing a poem today. It was written by Bob Hicok. I came across it days before my support group met. (I facilitate a support group...


Mar 5, 2018
A Tribute to Billy Graham
A beautiful day. A flock of robins in the yard, daffodils opening, the maple budding. Everything, mutely speaking of new birth. Changes,...


Feb 26, 2018
Quiet Grief
All I know to do is wait. Wait, pray, ask for help, and hold these feelings. I messed up on the computer. It means my pictures,...


Feb 19, 2018
“Why Do You Write?”
“Good question. I write because I must.” Later, when I am alone, I ponder the question. Why do I write? Writing certainly gobbles up my...


Feb 12, 2018
Little Places Can Make Big Things Happen
Four people were sitting together under the television on the wall. I sat where I could watch the weatherman showing maps. Five minutes...
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