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Tag Archives: Letting Go
An Ode to Johnny
Last June I wrote several posts about death. (You can read them here: Death Comes in Threes (Or More), Staring Into the Abyss, and Saying Goodbye.) In short, a friend’s husband died of cancer as did a fellow autism mom. … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Family, Grief, John P. Murdoch Jr, Letting Go, Loss, Pain, Suicide, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unplanned Life
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Hope Blooms
It’s hard to have hope after the most qualified woman—technically the most qualified person, male or female, in decades—loses an election to a compulsive liar without an ounce of relevant governmental experience. But something about the fear and the shock, … Continue reading
What Happens at Camp Arroyo, Stays at Camp Arroyo, Year 2
This year, my daughter didn’t just survive, but truly thrived at summer camp. Once again, Katie attended Camp Arroyo, which is where the Exceptional Needs Network (ENN) holds its summer camp for special needs children in conjunction with the Taylor … Continue reading
Staring Into the Abyss
Apparently four people weren’t enough death and dying for one week. Shortly after I wrote my last post, I received an email from a mom of a child who attended school with my daughter Katie for the past three years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Cancer, Death, Fear, Gratitude, Grief, Letting Go, Single Parent, Unplanned Life
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Death Comes in Threes (Or More)
It’s going to be a long, sad week. There’s far too much death and dying in my crazy corner of the world. First, a writer I know, Joyce Maynard, announced that her husband, Jim Barringer, was dying. I was shocked. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Cancer, Death, Divorce, Expectations, Jim Barringer, Joyce Maynard, Letting Go, Single Parent, Unplanned Life
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Revised Book Cover for Across An Aqueous Moon
Last month I shared the book cover designed by my multi-talented boyfriend, Nathan McKenna, for my forthcoming poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism. Finishing Line Press (FLP) loved it–until they switched printers. The new printer means that my chapbook … Continue reading
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Tagged Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, Change, Letting Go, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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A Fresh Start, Part 3
Nate and I continued to play with furniture placement in the family room while I researched televisions. We moved the sofa along the long wall that had once housed the green faux-antique armoire. I liked it there, flanked with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Dating, Home, Letting Go, Redecorating, Television, Trust, TV, Unplanned Life
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A Fresh Start, Part 2
After a week of clearing out unwanted and unused junk from my home, I was ready to tackle Phase 2: cleaning and rearranging what was left. We started with the family room, where much of the changes were taking place. … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Change, Dating, Divorce, Letting Go, Redecorating, Single Parent, Speech Delay, Unplanned Life
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A Fresh Start, Part 1
There’s tremendous chaos in my home of late, but it’s chaos of a good sort. My parents gave me and each of my siblings a generous check for Christmas, and I decided to use the money to buy a new … Continue reading
Christmas Crafts, Part 3
Back by popular demand: my Christmas story, in three parts, which first appeared here in December 2011. It’s been updated a bit, but mostly it’s the same story that made readers laugh until they cried. Go on, read it again…. … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Change, Creativity, Department 56, Divorce, Family, Gratitude, Holidays, Letting Go, North Pole Village, Single Parent, Unplanned Life
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