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Now & Nostalgia

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The Pull Towards Home

Contemplating the nostalgia of “home” in music

Apr 23

The Pull Towards Home

Apr 23

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The Memoirist

Three Al-Anon Meetings That Changed Everything

I found the answers I had been seeking for 19 years

Apr 5

Three Al-Anon Meetings That Changed Everything

Apr 5

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Rock n’ Heavy

The Song That Broke Me Open

And the others that tried and failed.

Nov 4, 2024

The Song That Broke Me Open

Nov 4, 2024

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Behind the Locked Door: A Story of Quiet Strength and Survival

A hotel bathroom became my sanctuary when I saw the look in his eyes

Nov 30, 2024

Young blond woman alone in a bathroom, standing in front of a mirror.

Nov 30, 2024

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

My Family Never Rests — And It’s Destroying Me

It’s taken nearly 50 years to unlearn what my mother taught me.

Nov 17, 2024

Teen girl asleep on couch.

Nov 17, 2024

Restoring my Name, Restoring my Life

The road back to me after a lifetime with an alcoholic.

Apr 25

woman hanging her head and hand out the window of a car driving down a road feeling free.

Apr 25

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

The Life I Might Have Lived Without Fear

Confessions of a Risk Avoider

Mar 29

Blue background with handwritten text, “no fear”

Mar 29

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The Memoirist

Tootsie Pops and Life’s Lessons

An Unexpected Symbol of My Difficult Grandpa’s Approval

Feb 27

a ton of tootsie pops all different flavors and colors

Feb 27

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

The Last Thing I Learned In High School

How one dreaded assignment became the only thing that really mattered

Feb 17

Hands writing in a journal. The pages are blank.

Feb 17

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

From Flying Tongs to Freedom

Rewriting My Unhappy Ending

Feb 4

Couple in the kitchen cooking in the distance.

Feb 4

Now & Nostalgia

Now & Nostalgia

Struggling to appreciate today while honoring the twinge of the past. Writing is my time machine.

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