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Tag Archives: Expectations
Summer School Surprise
Summer school. What can I say about summer school? In a word: amazing. I’m serious. After three agonizing months of what can only be described as a horrible in-home “school” experience, summer school has blown my mind. Quite possibly, it … Continue reading
Another Trip Around The Sun
Exactly one year ago today, in the final hours of my 50th year on earth, I submitted a chapbook-length manuscript to Finishing Line Press.. Last October, they accepted it for publication. And today I am halfway through the pre-sales period, … Continue reading
Hello Middle School–An Update
My daughter Katie has been in middle school a little over a week. I am happy to report that despite my initial fears, things appear to be working out. She had a great first day. A great first week, in … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life
Tagged Advocacy, Annie Sullivan, Anxiety, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Change, Expectations, Fear, Gratitude, Middle School, Social skills, Special Education, Speech Delay, Transitions, Unplanned Life
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Hello Middle School
This week Katie started 6th grade. My daughter is in middle school. How did that happen? I know it’s a cliche, but time is simply flying by, galloping forward and gaining speed. My baby is no longer my baby, or … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life
Tagged Advocacy, Annie Sullivan, Anxiety, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Change, Expectations, Fear, Helen Keller, Middle School, Special Education, Transitions, Unplanned Life, Waiting
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Third Draft of My Memoir is Done!!
It’s been a long, strange spring. First I developed a bizarre thumb infection that rendered my right hand virtually useless. I was forced to take more antibiotics than I care to think about and soaked my bloated digit six times … Continue reading
Posted in My Life, News
Tagged 50th Birthday, Creativity, Draft #3, Expectations, Memoir, Milestones, Poetry, Single Parent, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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An Unexpected Detour
Back in November 2014, I launched my second push to complete the third draft of my memoir. My goal was to edit the first 100 pages and rewrite the second 100 pages. By the end of the year I planned … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Creativity, My Life
Tagged 50th Birthday, Autism, Connie Post, Creativity, Detours, Expectations, Finishing Line Press, Goals, Memoir, Poetry, Thumb, Thumb Infection, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Some Thoughts on Luck (And Other Stuff)
As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches, I’ve been thinking a lot about luck. Most people think it’s incredibly unlucky that after eight years of infertility, my ex and I adopted a baby girl who turned out to have autism spectrum disorder—a … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life
Tagged Acceptance, Adoption, Autism, Change, Diversity, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Gratitude, Infertility, Loss, Love, Luck, Parenting, Single Parent, St Patrick's Day, Unplanned Life
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How Writing Resembles Dating
I’ve joked before that writing and dating have a lot in common. Both require a thick skin, an embracing of rejection as part of the process. For some reason I accepted this easily with respect to my writing. I send … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life
Tagged Acceptance, Autism, Dating, Expectations, Letting Go, Rejection, Relationships, Single Parent, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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The Politics of Fiction
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have novelist Elif Shafak, who is the most-read female author in Turkey. She explicitly defies description. Her writing blends East and West, feminism and tradition, the local and the global, Sufism and … Continue reading