The Truth of It
Carolyn MaloneWriting the truth about grief, disability, and caregiving from lived experience.
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Yes, I Charged My Partner — And He Paid
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Yes, I charged my partner for labor—and he paid.
After spending 40 hours collecting nutritional data on various foods for my partner’s Stage 4 chronic kidney disease, I handed him a binder cataloging all 68 food...
The Quiet Power of Determination
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I am not ambitious in the traditional sense of the word, nor am I lazy. I am determined.
I read countless essays and notes on Substack and elsewhere where people praise ambition. If you’re not ambitious,...
Is This How It Ends?
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I opened my pantry doors and sighed in defeat. My carefully organized system had been upended. I thought to myself, Is this how it ends? Will this be the death of me?
The shelves were in complete disarr...
I Lost My Virginity
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On the weekend of my mom’s memorial service, I lost my virginity. No, not that virginity — I lost that one decades ago.
On a Saturday night in mid-June, at around 8:30 p.m., with the help of my nephew and...
Sharing An Address, Not a Life
I wrack my brain, trying to think of things we can still do together.
“You can’t go to the beach anymore. Let’s go to the pool,” I suggest.
“I hate the pool,” my partner replies.
“Can’t you go with me just once?”
“No,” he muttered. He w...
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Writer telling the truth about caregiving, grief, and disability from lived experience — without softening the edges, and without flinching from what it means to live honestly in a difficult life. Work republished by Mamamia (Australia).
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