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A First Date with the Rambling Writer

06/22/19 Leave a Comment

Getting started here feels a bit like a first date. Will they like me? What if I say the wrong thing? I've had a crush on the idea of writing almost my … [Read more...] about A First Date with the Rambling Writer

Filed Under: Day-to-Day Ramblings, Life Lessons, Ramblings, Relationship with Self, Short Writings Tagged With: creativity, life balance, regrets

A Profile on Memories

06/24/11 Leave a Comment

I must admit, it caught me totally off guard. While checking for upcoming events, there it was, the Facebook notice reminder that Jacqie’s birthday was just … [Read more...] about A Profile on Memories

Filed Under: Life Lessons, Ramblings, Relationship With Others, Short Writings

Whispers From the Green Velvet Case

05/20/11 Leave a Comment

A cigar-shaped green velvet case, worn with years and thread bare at the edges, sat closed amidst a group of old dusty bottles, a lusterless arrangement from … [Read more...] about Whispers From the Green Velvet Case

Filed Under: Ramblings, Short Writings

Reflections on an Ectopic Pregnancy

12/01/91 Leave a Comment

There are scattered reflections of time I occasionally gaze upon. And sometimes, in my quieter moments, I daydream about the person I would now be had those … [Read more...] about Reflections on an Ectopic Pregnancy

Filed Under: Infertility, Short Writings

Please, Call Me Cinderella

09/01/91 Leave a Comment

Please Call Me Cinderella

Oh, the torture of tease we sometimes subject ourselves to. Mentally trying on that glass slipper of fertility, I am reminded that it is oh so fragile, and yet … [Read more...] about Please, Call Me Cinderella

Filed Under: Infertility, Short Writings

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The Rambler — Female, 60+ and getting older by the minute. I've always loved to write, but the words have rarely left my head. Here, now, that's all about to change.
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Triptych Life Academy

This poem was written in response to Rattle’s March 2025 ekphrastic challenge, which featured E.E. King’s painting titled “Art Class Siblings — Under … [Read More...] about Triptych Life Academy

Modern Last Supper (Haiku)

Modern last supper— aggressions simmering in a melting pot © 2024 HSE … [Read More...] about Modern Last Supper (Haiku)

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Living In The Margins

The cell phone rings, reaching into the dark cubbyhole to shake me from my cozy cloud of dreams. Flopping my arm into midair as if it too was in a … [Read More...] about Living In The Margins

Gifts of the Spirit Animal – The Spirit Speaks

(This is the fourth part of a series, the first of which you can find here.) With hearts blessed by wonder, we watched our deer friends, now all … [Read More...] about Gifts of the Spirit Animal – The Spirit Speaks

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Soul-Soothing Resources

Soul-Soothing Resources
Below are some of my most favorite rest stops when the soul feels frazzled and needs to reconnect or take a little break:
Insight Timer Meditation App
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Sleeping At Last

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