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Colorado Fires
Oh, God. I probably shouldn’t be writing this right now. My emotions are on overdrive. The state I love is on fire. I was born here and have lived here all my life. And all I can do tonight is cry....
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Lotions and Potions and Paints, Oh My!
Getting old… well, older, takes some getting used to. My brain has a tough time keeping up with the changes in my body and on my face. I think of myself as twenty-seven. Let’s just agree that I’m not....
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Angst and Other Things Authorly
When I slid over to the serious side of writing in 2004 and began learning a little bit about the craft, it became necessary to suck “Id” up and let other people read the words I’d written. The wait...
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Ketchup Bottles and Other Stuff
You’ve heard about the special coating for ketchup bottles students at MIT came up with, right? It will help the ketchup slide out of the bottle. Pretty neat, huh? I’ve begun making a list of other...
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Magic
When I was a little girl, there was no better holiday than Christmas, and the promise of Christmas always began at Thanksgiving. The air became more clear (except for the glittery fairy dust that only...
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Sunny’s Money Salad
If your family is like mine, there are certain traditional foods that must be eaten on special days of the year. Entire civilizations could crumble if, for example, you don’t have black-eyed peas on...
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Love is a Choice
I pulled my jacket tighter as I neared the reservoir. The sky was a brilliant Colorado blue, and the sun shone brightly, but it didn’t take much wind to slice through my clothing. As uncomfortable as I...
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Se-quest-er
se·ques·ter /səˈkwestər/ Verb: Isolate or hide away (someone or something): “the artist sequestered himself in his studio for two years”. Noun: A general cut in government spending. Thank you, M-W....
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When Someone Dies Suddenly
No, this isn’t a plot point. It’s a life point. A friend of mine died suddenly a week ago on Sunday night. I think it was Sunday night. I can’t remember much about the phone call I received that...
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Dear Shirley Jean
Dear Shirley Jean, In all of my life I’ve never had a more complicated relationship than the one I have with you. I think maybe at some level you feel the same. Peeling away the layers of what we’ve...
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