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Christine Schoenwald

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Middle-Pause

She Didn’t Have to Ghost Me

A simple ‘no’ would have been better

Dec 22, 2024

A woman with light brown hair is wrapped in a sweater and sitting cross-legged on a wooden bench.

Dec 22, 2024

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The Narrative Arc

Why I Don’t Have Big Family Holiday Celebrations

It’s against their religion

Dec 20, 2024

A brown haired woman stands between two Christmas trees and wistfully looks out the window.

Dec 20, 2024

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The Wind Phone

My Mother Visited Me in A Dream Last Night

It was unlike any dream I’ve had before

Oct 23, 2024

An older mother holding onto her adult daughter.

Oct 23, 2024

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I Was Her Assistant and Her Unsuspecting Accomplice

My duties included filing, bookkeeping, and crime

Nov 8, 2024

A dark-haired woman leaning her against her handcuffed and clasped hands.

Nov 8, 2024

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Mom’s Gone, and I’m Free

Death released us both

Jul 23, 2024

A woman wearing a yellow fake fur coat, green lensed sunglasses, and feeling herself.

Jul 23, 2024

How To Survive With Disasters All Around You

A view of the LA Fires from 15 minutes away

6d ago

An oil painting of blue heads and faces.

6d ago

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Namaste Now

Laughing Up to the Sky

Butterflies are known to represent the departed

Nov 14, 2024

An overgrown and unruly bougainvillea.

Nov 14, 2024

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My Menopause Brain

Why I Couldn’t Wait for Menopause

I was ready for the change

Oct 12, 2024

Older woman with auburn hair sits on a park bench feeling at peace with the world.

Oct 12, 2024

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The Wind Phone

An Expected Death Is Still Devastating

I knew my friend didn’t have long, but I was shocked by her death

Sep 29, 2024

A woman dressed in black stands on rocks at the edge of the ocean.

Sep 29, 2024

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The Narrative Arc

My Worst Fear Happened on The Freeway

We’d been on that road many times before

Sep 19, 2024

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Sep 19, 2024

Christine Schoenwald

Christine Schoenwald

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