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Jan 23, 20197 min read
A Mother’s Odyssey
It was a great a place to grow up in the 80s. It is where I have all my childhood memories, where I met my husband, and where we go to...
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Jan 22, 20198 min read
Seven Miracles
One of the things I loved about my family was while there was lots of work, we always made time for leisure. Our weekends were full...
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Jan 19, 20199 min read
The Thinnest of Threads
I’ve always heard people say that nothing good ever happens after midnight. For the longest time I found that to be true of my birth...
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Jan 11, 20196 min read
The Purpose
I grew up without a hometown. As the eldest child of an active duty military pilot, much of my childhood was spent moving from state to...
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Jan 7, 20197 min read
My Life Is Not a Tragedy
The sun flowing through the crack of the window was not able to warm up the icy cold that was invading me at every thought of my future...
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Jan 3, 20198 min read
Gone Astray
While watching my mother work so hard, I wanted a better bargain at life, a new city and with new destiny. Nothing—I had decided—would...
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Dec 28, 20188 min read
Forever
Times in the southern US during the 1940s and 1950s were trying ones, indeed. We were poor. I guess you could say “dirt poor.” I remember...
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Dec 21, 20187 min read
Beyond Our Beginnings
However, one piece was always missing: my mother. She committed suicide when I was just eight months old, so everything I know about...
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Dec 20, 20186 min read
Leaving the Past Behind
We’d break the rules, then run off and hide in the mango trees until the coast was clear–or so we thought. My mom would wait for us...
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Dec 14, 20187 min read
Love Is the Answer
When I head out to my daily walk in the park, I like to remind myself of the poems I love the most, many of which I know by heart...
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Dec 11, 20185 min read
I Keep the Hope
My birth parents, Katie and Taylor, were only 17 at the time, so, after staying with me for two nights, Taylor carried me from the...
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Dec 10, 20189 min read
Each and Every Journey
My parents—my father especially—were very liberal for the society in which we lived. A retired army officer, my father was well-educated...
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Dec 7, 20187 min read
Up in Flames
For as long as I can remember, all I desired was a simple life for my family, alone in the wilderness. This wasn’t without struggle...
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Dec 6, 20187 min read
In My Mind’s Sight
Growing up, my parents encouraged me to pursue all the dreams I could think of. I remember my dad’s words that have always stayed...
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Dec 5, 20185 min read
In Our Memories
I always looked up to him, though I must admit I played the part of an annoying little sister perfectly. He teased me mercilessly—not...
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Dec 3, 20187 min read
A Life Interrupted
As with everything in life, we plan ahead, and things appear to be completely fail-safe. But sometimes the unexpected happens, and it...
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Nov 28, 20186 min read
The Truth About Wealth
My father refused to work because he believed if we had too much money, we would be damned, so my mother and I would cut dry wood to sell...
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Nov 22, 20187 min read
Amongst the Fog
When I accepted myself as a lesbian, I was in my 30s, married to a man for 10 years, and had two children. It was the first time I had...
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Nov 16, 20187 min read
Open Arms
My grandma remembers coming over and noticing how pale and sickly I looked as a baby. She would ask my mom, “Aren’t you going to feed her...
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Nov 15, 20187 min read
When the Day Brightens
My dad worked at IBM as a programmer and was a protective, caring, and loving man. My mom was a professional pianist and the choir...
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