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20
Oct
It’s Midnight
by Marlene
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It’s midnight. And I should not have so much energy. I should not want to crawl out of bed and write. Just stay in bed...
06
Oct
Something Happened
by Marlene
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Something happened to my family after my mother passed away. My parents were from a generation of savers – and my mother far outdid my...
12
Sep
The Day I Accidentally Took My Brother on a Roller Coaster Ride
by Marlene
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It was father’s day, 2011, and my husband and I were at King’s Island amusement park with family. And I accidentally took my little brother...
05
Aug
“There”
by Marlene
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Have you ever found yourself thinking more than you should probably think? There is an official term for that – they call it ‘over-thinking.’ I...
25
Jul
My Grandma Cupboard
by Marlene
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We’ve probably all heard this question – what if you were told you could own only one vehicle that had to last all of your...
18
Jul
I Loved the Sound of Your Voice
by Marlene
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OK, so I was daydreaming one day – while I was driving in my car. And it occurred to me one of the things God...
11
Jul
Picket Fences
by Marlene
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I always knew my dad dearly loved and missed his brother – my Uncle Gordon. To me, Gordon was more than just a photo in...
04
Jul
Lemmie Think
by Marlene
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Remember the funny names of the characters on Old Maid playing cards? I found a now-vintage deck of Old Maid playing cards in one of...
27
Jun
“We Both Succeeded, Yet We Both Failed”
by Marlene
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My grandchildren were due to visit for the afternoon, and I was cleaning in my bedroom – which is on the far end of my...
20
Jun
This Writing Thing
by Marlene
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I did not choose this writing thing. It chose me. I can be cleaning my house or putting the kitchen back together after a meal...