Before giving birth to me, my mother was pregnant with another baby. She had a miscarriage, and that person wasn’t…
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imagery
The Last Domino Played Was the First to Fall
It’s Saturday. Not since October 5th have I sighed in such a way. Each Saturday brought with it a smarting…
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Reconceiving Bean: How I am Mentally and Physically Preparing for DEIVF
Today marks the first of the final anniversary firsts: a year ago today I conceived Bean, and today I am…
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The Grand Canyon
March 2011 was the first time I visited the Grand Canyon. How different life was back then. Only six weeks…
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Don’t You Wish Your Girlfriend Was a Freak Like Me?
When I was eleven years old, I went on a school skiing trip in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a few…
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Letting Go of the Genetic Child
A week ago, my period arrived 4-5 days early for the second month running — an alarming luteal phase of…
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Dripping with Sarcasm
Today was an *awesome* day, so I decided to sink to the lowest form of wit. O hai, medical bills!…
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Protected: Tick Tock
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Protected: Give & Take: The Rhythm of Acceptance
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Darkness and Light
Years ago, one of my high school teachers stated that people don’t create art when they’re happy. “When people are…
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