Why Once a Time a Time?
I’ve always done a lot of thinking - and a lot of remembering - in this brain of mine. I share the fruits of that thinking most effectively in writing, often in the form of stories.
When I was a little girl, before I’d learned the art of writing, however, I would avail the adults in my life with my stories and I’d begin with the (obviously misheard but adorably uttered) words, “Once a Time a Time…”
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How the Past Two Years Have Prepared Me to More Calmly Cope With COVAD-19 (Part II)
(The short version…our life’s been like this for us for over two years – falling headlong from one frightening personal disaster to the next.) This is the second installment of several chronicling the most difficult two years of our life. (Read … Continue reading
How the Past Two Years Have Prepared Me to More Calmly Cope With COVAD-19 (Part I)
(The short version…our life’s been like this for us for over two years – falling headlong from one frightening personal disaster to the next.) This is the first installment of several chronicling the most difficult two years of our life. … Continue reading
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One Pandemic, Seven Lessons
I’ve got a little time on my hands as I’m self-quarantining for at least the next couple weeks. Personally, I need to see the bigger picture as we face this unique set of circumstances so, I thought, what better use … Continue reading
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Guys, I’m Afraid This Is Our Fault…
Once upon a time in American politics, during my lifetime, a citizen like me could be apathetic, wishy-washy, uninformed, lazy, ignorant, disinterested… I know because I, myself, was. I could afford to be because I was among a particularly privileged … Continue reading
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My Survivor Story
I wrote this reflection for my original blog, Upside Down Cats, on September 27. 2007. I feel a strong urge to re-post it here on the current incarnation of my blog in the hopes that it reaches the attention of … Continue reading
