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If it’s true that everyone has a path in life, then I have to say that lately mine is giving me motion sickness. There are U-turns galore, dead ends and ragged hairpin corners. At one point, I thought...
View ArticleMommy Myths
This year, I ate so much on Thanksgiving that my kids believed me when I told them I had twin babies in my bulging belly. They were genuinely disappointed when I took it back and explained that I was...
View ArticleOne car, two kids, and three thousand miles
Traveling with young children demands a large dose of patience, the ability to shift plans on the fly, and a generous sprinkling of slap-stick humor. This past summer, my husband and I loaded up the...
View ArticleWriter with a concussion
Frozen Waterfall, by Peter Griffin On Friday, I took the dog for a walk, slipped on the ice, and landed on my head. I’m not sure how I managed to bypass the cushioning of my butt and land on my head...
View ArticleFalling Through
In the middle of January, on the only dangerous morning in a benevolent winter, I slipped on black ice, fell, and hit my head. I’m not sure how long I lay flat on my back, dazed by the speed of the...
View ArticleMiddle Age is not a Literary Event
~ Old Dusty Bottle by Petr Kratochvil There’s nothing much of poetry in my body at 42. Broken down, it looks like this: Cracked heels support calves pale enough to highlight stubble and the...
View ArticleJumping into the Deep End: My First Writer’s Conference
Water, by Jiri Hodan Last year, I wanted to go to Grub Street’s Muse & the Marketplace writer’s conference, but I let fear talk me out of it. Fear is very good at making up excuses. She told me...
View ArticleWhale Watching Woe
“Toy Whale”, by Marina Shemesh In the end, I didn’t die or feed myself to sharks. But that’s the best I can say about my first whale watch off the coast of Maine. The fact that I didn’t spontaneously...
View ArticleTwo Seconds
“Time Is Ticking,” by Petr Kratochvil If my daughter had been two seconds faster, she would have been hit by the car. She was running, the hedge blocked her from the driver’s view, and the car was...
View ArticleWhat’s the Worst that Could Happen?
“Face The Monster” by Frits Ahlefeldt I love a writer who makes me laugh at myself. That’s not (quite) as perverse as it sounds. With days full of homeschooling and story crafting, I spend long hours...
View ArticleWing-Feather Fable: The Hazards
In the Hazards, buildings pop up overnight. They arise fully formed, with ornate cornices and molding. In another age, masons toiled for decades to carve such filigrees and friezes. In the Hazards,...
View ArticleBest Books Giveaway 2012
Cotoneaster In Winter by Petr Kratochvil Last January, I decided to follow Nina Badzin in a challenge to read 50 books in 2012. Two weeks later, my head hit the ice and bounced back with a serious...
View Article“Curses” on Mamapedia
“Not Hear, Not See, Not Speak” by George Hodan “On my mental list of bad-mom moments, teaching my two-year old to swear is right up near the top.” Yes, that’s right. I taught my kids to swear —...
View ArticleHiatus, Lacuna, a Break
“Egg Shell” by Petr Kratochvil My first blog title was “This Messy Life,” an acknowledgement of — and tribute to — small grace inside a tumbled day. Life hasn’t let me down. In the last three-plus...
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