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Sep, 2017A Sudden Breeze (Act 3)
By October, the weather in Portland had turned cold, rainy. Sam shivered as she raced to put on the kettle. At that point, ...
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Aug, 2017A Sudden Breeze (Act 2)
The day Sam got her “pink slip” seemed like any other day. Eyes glued to some documents, she sensed her boss approaching. ...
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Jul, 2017A Sudden Breeze (Act 1)
A sudden breeze lifted strands of Sam’s curly, chestnut hair—a brief distraction from the towering oak tree that stood ...
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Jul, 2017And So It Is (Part 3)
Predawn always feels surreal to me.* But after talking to the dead woman I’d known as “Mom,” this one was especially hyper-surreal. ...
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Jul, 2017And So It Is (Part 2)
When last we met, I’d just signed off with my mother from the Other Side. It was one holy shit, shamma-mamma bookend. But ...
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Jul, 2017And So It Is (Part 1)
I looked up today and it hit me: it’s been one whole year since I last spoke to Mom. Now you might be thinking, “Wow. ...
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Jul, 2017Are You Really Living Life?
This is a story on how to live life. Really balls-out. Regardless what anyone else thinks or says. It comes from Laurie Anderson, ...
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Jun, 2017Finally, I Am Ready
Life can be tricky. Navigating whatever we must to survive. We see things one way, when others see theirs. As a grown woman ...
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Jun, 2017How to Catch More Good Stuff
We don’t have to be happy about our challenges. But we can certainly choose to look for the good stuff, and practice ...
