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Back in the Unspecified, Selectively Painted Day
“Used to be, things were different” – or so goes a line in a commercial for mortgage services from a credit union. This bothers me. The grammar, the style, the redundancy, and the very idea get under… more →
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GIVING UP THE GHOST by Dan Dillard
wrote 5 hours ago: Gerry Sheffield is a real piece of work. Can’t keep a job, can’t stay any sort of sober, … more →
Dick Cheney and Me
wrote 19 hours ago: In the past week Dick Cheney said that the tragedy in Benghazi is one of the worst incidents he has … more →
The Seeds of Hate
wrote 1 day ago: It was a message of concern. A bomb exploded at the Boston marathon and I have a sister who lives i … more →
Thirty Seven
wrote 1 day ago: Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted for the 37th time to repeal “Obamacare”. 37 tim … more →
No ones life is perfect...
wrote 2 days ago: I have been accused of having a perfect life… that I couldn’t possibly understand what i … more →
My Cousin Called Me Strange
wrote 2 days ago: I had a super awkward situation in dance today. It involved my cousin. I arrived a few minutes early … more →
A mother’s love or lack thereof
wrote 3 days ago: What does a person do when they’re own mother loathes them. A very dear friend of mine –who s … more →
Life Testimony Part One
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wrote 3 days ago: Life Testimony As part of the Sharing Christ Seminar we are doing at St Ignatius, we have been asked … more →
Uh Have We Met?
wrote 5 days ago: People change. As we get older we go through more “life experiences,” we learn certain lessons and i … more →
Cohabit-Hate
wrote 5 days ago: Your past I never knew Smiling face Warm embrace Concealed the hurt in you Mysterious History A Sile … more →
Swimming in the well of pain.
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wrote 5 days ago: There is a deep well of pain in my life, to do with my mother and coping with that dysfunctional rel … more →
Dealing With Demons
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wrote 5 days ago: It’s 3am and this is the second time I’ve gotten out of bed because my mind just won … more →
Happy Day of Moms
wrote 5 days ago: From the essay “Arrive Alive, the Fine Art of Family Holiday Survival” … more →
Moving On
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wrote 6 days ago: As you might notice from my first post, I don’t take very kindly to labels of any kind. In fac … more →
Always.
wrote 6 days ago: Holidays are tough. Always. And don’t worry. I swear this post isn’t going to end up bei … more →
Meandering Through.
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wrote 1 week ago: “We are all heroes, victims, abusers. No one is felt out of that trinity, though some occupy m … more →
Target Practice
wrote 1 week ago: Why did these people target me? I thought. I’m just a girl from a poor Midwestern family. It … more →
The Best Mother's Day Gift for a Dysfunctional Mom
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wrote 1 week ago: Growing up, I associated Mother’s Day with plump old ladies with glasses and soft hands who held chi … more →
Blood, Sweat, and Tears Garden
wrote 1 week ago: So I feel like a terrible mom. I used my jeep to haul heavy bags of soil to my garden Tuesday evenin … more →
