Mother’s day for the bereaved
If you’re grieving today because it’s Mother’s Day, I want to give you a hug. A hug if you’re a bereaved mother. A hug if you’ve lost your mother. A hug if you’re separated from your mother or your child…
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Monthly Archive: May 2008
Arwen responds to a troll, and I respond to her
Arwen asked for an Amen to her response to a troll. I didn’t see the trollish commentary, but apparently a faceless coward used the supposed anonymity of the internet to call her a bad mother. Her response is a sound…
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Hey, HP fans!
Ladiedeathe gives a hilarious reaction to the weblog tour question about which fictional character she would be. In her post, she takes on He Who Must Not Be Named, but with a flair all her own. You see, she cheats…
response to previous post
Amy, a mom whose baby had anencephaly, sent me this story and gave me permission to post it here: I have a VERY wonderful story about my Anna’s cap in the hospital… I love to crochet and a couple years…
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I shouldn’t ever do this again
Product: one hat for anencephalic baby Materials: two size 8 needles, 2 size 8 dpns, about an ounce of pink yarn. Maybe. Cast on 46 stitches, k2 p2 with one k at either end. After about an inch, do two…
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update on the romantic comedy series
Bucky: Maybe it’s time everyone met me. Lee: Why? Bucky: I’ve heard my charm and charisma is winning fans at an as-yet-unnamed book publisher. Lee: You’re mistaken. It’s got to be my charm and charisma. Bucky: Yours? Lee: Well, yeah….
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Grandma’s crocheting
A while ago I had two posts about Grandma’s lace. That inspired me to get out the set she made for my christening. I was born in the wintertime, so there’s a heavy-duty blanket. It’s wonderfully made, and I wish…
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weblog tour: fictional character
Here’s this week’s weblog tour question: IF I COULD STEP INTO THE LIFE OF ANY FICTIONAL CHARACTER (BOOK, MOVIE, TV) I WOULD CHOOSE ____________ BECA– USE __________. Clearly I should pick someone from my own book, right, to promote it?…
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Annihilation: chapter 18
Chapter eighteen of Seven Archangels: Annihilation is now posted over at MindFlights Magazine. And in this chapter, Remiel goes off the deep end. This is the only flashback in the entire novel, so I tried to make it a good…
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
Friday (May 2nd) was on my calendar as Holocaust Remembrance Day. I didn’t see any other mention of it than on my calendar, but it’s important to remember. So I wanted to give a couple of links. The first is…
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