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August. Just the word feels melancholy. The way the sun lands on the street and that funny angle that says, “I’m here, but not for long.” I love summer. I am not a fan of winter. But the clothes we wear at the end of August and beginning of...
We sat in the car. I’d been preparing for this day since the moment the first pregnancy test turned blue. My kids were all gone. I could still smell my daughter’s hair. Vanilla sugar.
The radio played, and I felt nothing. Trucks drove past...
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She has a vague memory. But no scar. I do, though. I wear that day like a scarlet letter. The day...
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I know. You feel like you can’t breathe. It’s that time of year. The kids are getting ready to leave, and you dread the empty house. The silence. The empty sink (okay, that’s false; I like the empty sink). But this is a new s...
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None of us are sleeping. Do you know how I know this? I see your story replies roll in at 3 AM. I see the likes at 3 AM. And I think we are all worried about the same things. Did I finish checking out at Amazon, or is the sho...
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This is for women who are curious, a little unraveled, and deeply uninterested in pretending they have it all together. Sober 18 years. Married to a neurosurgeon (I do not excel at this part). I write about trauma, healing, shame and denim.
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