Wasp
He’s in my house, and he’s dying. For the last two days, he’s been here, my uninvited guest about an inch long and shiny black. He’s slow, and he’s looking for a place to rest. Somehow, he got trapped inside,…
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Monthly Archive: October 2008
Pregnancy & infant loss remembrance day
October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Today we honor our little ones who’ve gone before us, and the moms and dads who miss their babies. I’ll be lighting a candle tonight in memory of Emily Rose. Dear…
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through a glass
Yesterday I kind-of understood conversion. I was cooking, and as I looked out the window, I saw something flash by outside. A person, walking. Since we’re on the second floor, I knew that couldn’t be real, and a moment later…
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Of buttons and baby fingers
Kiddo#4, at six months, suffers from “curious hands.” It is actually not he who suffers from it, I suppose, but everyone else. I don’t remember the other Kiddos being this grabby at this age, but Kiddo#4 has a quiet composure…
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Overfunctioners Anonymous
Dear Friends, Family, Neighbors, And Gentle Readers: Are you taking on too much in your life? Are everyone else’s problems becoming your own? Is your health beginning to suffer because you take care of everyone else, but no one takes…
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An accidental miracle: rain
I’m not convinced this was an angel. For years afterward, I thought it was God Himself. I was about thirteen. My mom and I were driving from my grandmother’s house back to ours, at night, in the blinding rain. Grandma…
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The accidental miracle
Guest story: a divine intervention that happened to my grandmother’s family, related via my mother: My Aunt Marian was in a hospital upstate, and the family would mail her letters telling her about how things were at home. They didn’t…
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Yom Kippur
To all my readers, but especially to my Jewish readers who are observing the feast of Yom Kippur: May you and your family be inscribed and sealed in the book of life for a sweet year. If I have in…
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Groovy!
Kiddo#2 had a field trip, and we heard about it for a week in advance. She planned it in every detail, except for the human factor. For her birthday, Kiddo#2 received a CD player that’s also an alarm clock and…
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Dear Characters:
Dear Characters (you know who you are): One of the best moments when writing fiction is when you guys “decide” to do something contrary to what your author wants you to do. It shows that you’ve become well-developed characters, and…
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