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Why My Memoir Has Mermaids: A Healing Told Slant
ft. Disclaimer A few years ago, I swapped New Year’s resolutions for Word-of-the-Year intentions. Thirty-five years of failed resolutions had taught me that goal-setting was more obstacle than path forward (and thank goodness for late-diagnosed ADHD, am I right?). At the start of 2023, I was barely three weeks public in my recovery and gearing…
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Merry Misfits, A belated eulogy
for Sarah Kritner Perkins, BFF&E After rehearsal for my high school graduation, Mr. Lilly insisted on making a revision to my speech. I’d prepared myself for pushback when I wove a thinly disguised jab at the guidance counselor into a Mark Twain quote about how only small people belittle your ambitions. I was not prepared…