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She Didn’t Have to Ghost Me

A simple ‘no’ would have been better

Dec 22, 2024

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Dec 22, 2024

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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

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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

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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

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Talking About Money Was Rude When I Was Growing Up

Girls were taught not to worry about finances

Sep 18, 2024

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Sep 18, 2024

Christine Schoenwald

Christine Schoenwald

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