I reached out to Kates soon after I moved to Maryland. She seemed hungry for friendship—taking a seat beside me on a chair or a church bench, leaning close, talking in tones that were…how do you describe a voice? Quiet. Precise. Needy. Hopeful. She invited me to visit her at her apartment, so one day […]
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Yesterday, Ivan showed me this graphic, and we both giggled for a while. “That’s about right,” Ivan said. Beware marrying a writer, boys! Yesterday, Annalise and her cousin Abby tried out our new kiddie pool, it’s top ring mostly deflated due to Mama growing weary of inflating. I had the shop vac hose turned to
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I write in the stillness of early morning. 6:24 a.m. My daughter sleeps and my husband hasn’t gone out yet. I have stolen some extra minutes–minutes I normally spend snuggled in bed, my legs against Ivan’s, head on his chest–stolen those minutes for time in the quiet where I can write. At 6:00 a.m., the
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In May, we said good-bye to our dear Grandma Dorothy… …learned to love the grass and the great outdoors… …and traveled to Boston for Sattler’s first commencement. In May, we met several interesting animals and fell in love with the kitty. We cleaned last year’s honey from the hives (after the unfortunate wintertime death of
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A bee buzzed past the blueberry bushes this morning while I was breastfeeding Annalise. I wish I could follow it to places green and delightful. Fortunately and unfortunately, I am working on finishing my FINAL college class in my quest to earn a communications degree. The class is called “Writing for Publication” and is more
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