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    Jolly Ranchers and Grief.

    I can’t eat Jolly Ranchers anymore. It’s not because the hard candies are not delicious. It’s because I have a very specific memory of the last time… Read more “Jolly Ranchers and Grief.”

    March 16, 2022 by Coloradowriter84

    Washing Windows, Again

    French doors grace the living room of my home. They open onto my back deck, where I like to sit in the morning, surrounded by panting dogs… Read more “Washing Windows, Again”

    August 21, 2021 by Coloradowriter84

    2020.

    I’ve said it. I’ve read it. More than once. You have too. “2020 sucks!” I have a friend who I call my “complaining friend”. She’s allowed to… Read more “2020.”

    December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 by Coloradowriter84

    Frappuccinos & Peter the Apostle

    The day was bright and sunny and clear-skied. The temperature was a balmy 68 or 70 degrees, my brain can’t recall exactly. What I do remember on… Read more “Frappuccinos & Peter the Apostle”

    November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 by Coloradowriter84

    Teacher & Pupil: How I’m Being Taught

    It is 10:45 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. My son is bouncing on his tiny trampoline behind me as I work at my desk. He is chanting,… Read more “Teacher & Pupil: How I’m Being Taught”

    October 28, 2020 by Coloradowriter84

    A Tradition of Donuts

    I hear the oil bubbling in the giant black pot. Its acrid smell blending with the pungent smell odor of cinnamon and nutmeg. My silver-haired granny is… Read more “A Tradition of Donuts”

    September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 by Coloradowriter84

    36 Recommendations

    Tomorrow is my 36th birthday. It does not feel like a significant event, really. Along with my usual joy of celebrating my life on this planet, I… Read more “36 Recommendations”

    September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 by Coloradowriter84

    My Doubts & Jesus

    The preacher said the phrase again. Cold fear shot down my spine from my temple to my toes.  “Beyond a shadow of a doubt”, he droned. “You… Read more “My Doubts & Jesus”

    August 30, 2020December 24, 2021 by Coloradowriter84

    What the “Ladies” Taught Me

    In the small village in Germany, where my family and I lived when I was fourteen, our neighbors, Herr and Frau Stoof, invited us over one afternoon… Read more “What the “Ladies” Taught Me”

    July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 by Coloradowriter84

    Dear Food

    Dear Food, I love you. You’ve taken me places I would never have gone. You’ve given solace when I was alone. You kept me from other versions… Read more “Dear Food”

    June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 by Coloradowriter84

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