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Then she turned. With that movement I knew the bean pole was a female, for before I’d only seen a closely shaved head atop a plain blanket with sandals on the bare feet. She was swathed in the faded burgundy of a Dalia Lama acolyte.

School’s Out

School’s Out

Recently I uttered a line today in my writers’ group that astonished me in its insightful clarity: “I colored between the lines for twelve years because my father was the principal of the school I attended. Now, in my writing, I color things my way.”

Living Life as a Miracle: backroad towns

Living Life as a Miracle: backroad towns

My father was buried, gone with the wind, dead from a broken heart. We were on our way to visit with my husband’s family in another Hoosier city, several hours away. We’d then venture to some longterm friends’ cottage on a lake, drowning our grief with good wine.

My husband’s foot was afire on the accelerator, pushing down the pain. We may have been traveling 65 mph in a 25 mph zone…

Nut Free or Not

Nut Free or Not

We recently returned from two weeks in Scandinavia, traveling by bus, ferry, and train through the majestically mountainous and lavishly green terrain of three countries: Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, countries populated by famously contented people with spirits of whimsy, idealism, individualism, and wonder.

12 life hacks Mom and Dad didn’t teach

12 life hacks Mom and Dad didn’t teach

#9. To sharpen scissors, simply cut through sandpaper.

Must I repeat: use my dad’s garage stuff for inside the home purposes?!

On a positive note, I have scissors exactly like those pictured. They were my mother’s.

I miss my mom and dad.

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