Writing
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Ignite 11/13/2020
It’s Friday, the 13th . . . a tough day during a tough time. But wait, there’s good news! Don’t let on because this is a surprise . . . it’s my youngest sister’s BIRTHDAY! Continue reading
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Our Gray World
“That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.” — Elizabeth Wurtzel,… Continue reading
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My Ancient Virus
“My memory has something to say about the way trauma has altered my body’s DNA, like an ancient virus,” writes Carmen Maria Machado in her recently published memoir, In the Dream House, an account of a lover’s psychological abuse. “Dream… Continue reading
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Ignite 02/07/2020
“If you only pray when you’re in trouble, you’re in trouble.” Good Lord, we’re in trouble. Continue reading
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Ignite 1/17/2020
Is it paws-able for Spark and Spitfire to end the week on a paw-sitive note? Wouldn’t that be paw-some?! Continue reading
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Ignite 12/13/19
Let’s hear it for those who can celebrate what they want, where they are, and who they are. Continue reading
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Working Towards the President
Yesterday Adrienne asked me why so many Republicans have such blind loyalty to Trump. Without hesitation, I replied, “It’s the American version of ‘working towards the Führer’.” Huh? As some of you know, I have a keen interest in the… Continue reading
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Please Stand By
Once upon a time, there was a writer who decided that enough was enough! It was time to get off her butt and post more spark and spitfire stuff on her blog. So she sat down, logged into her site… Continue reading
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Dear Dad
“I want something from Daddy that he is not able to give me . . . . It is only that I long for Daddy’s real love: not only as his child, but for me — Anne, myself.” — Anne… Continue reading
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Once Upon a Possum
Everyone has a story to tell, even animals. The story of a special new addition to my life and Adrienne’s begins the morning I discovered a possum sound asleep in my outdoor recycling bin. Actually, the possum was undoubtedly exhausted… Continue reading
