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Category Archives: memories
Behind “Something in the Water”
When my kid was a toddler, we spent hours and hours in the Academy of Sciences while it was exiled from Golden Gate Park. The museum was temporarily housed in a big warehouse south of Market Street, where I could … Continue reading
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Behind “Elle a Vu un Loup”
My story “Elle a Vu un Loup” appeared in Weirdbook #40 at the end of last year. In the story, Alondra DeCourval travels to Mackinac Island to face a monster that has terrorized the close-knit community. You can check out … Continue reading
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Tagged Alondra DeCourval, horses, mackinac island, Michigan author, short story, urban fantasy, Weirdbook, werewolf, Wish You Were Here
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The Best Day of the Year
I grew up on a farm, a mile down the road from the farm where my dad lived as a child. My parents knew everyone “on the mile”: where they went to church, where they worked, whether they had kids. … Continue reading
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My Memorial Tattoo
My brother died suddenly at the age of 36. Today would have been his 52nd birthday. When he died, I felt as if I’d lost an arm. Allen and I hadn’t been close as kids, but as two kids growing … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen, Cyclops Tattoo, death, memento mori, memoir, phoenix, tattoo
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Summer is fading fast
This is not how I thought the summer would go: full of doctor appointments and hospital visits. I assumed that the neurologist we saw four days after school got out would have all the answers. I suspected my daughter’s headaches … Continue reading
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Posted in memories, Morbid adventure
Tagged medical adventures, migraines, motherhood, writing
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