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How many disasters can you fit on the head of a pin?
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When my first husband and I separated, I took my nine month old daughter and moved back to Houston.  At the time I still [...]
Pandemic Fantasies
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I seek solace with HGTV, the Food Network, and Rick Steves.
Handwriting On The Wall
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Mainly what I remember about learning script was that there were letters I liked and letters I didn't like.
Alone on Mother’s Day
Mothers are dead. Children are far away, one overseas who celebrates mothers in March, so may not know when Mother’s [...]
The Power of Words
A summer camp counselor realizes the impact he has on his charges.
An English Teacher
To me becoming an English teacher was a punchline. And yet, that is just where my college path led me.
Selling and Saying Goodbye
The sign went up today....For Sale
Baby Shoes
Baby Shoes I’m not the sentimental type,  but when our son outgrew his first pair of baby shoes I decided to have them [...]
My Nest Twigs Are Blowing In The Wind
Happily the forecast is for more and bigger wind.