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Coping with Grief: Recognizing Physical Symptoms
If we consider ourselves to be strong, well, give up the thought that we are stronger than grief. Grief will always be stronger than us. Continue reading
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Grief and Change: Leaving a Beloved Home
The emotional journey in leaving a beloved home in Western North Carolina. The grief of losing connections to cherished places, memories, and solitude while pursuing family relationships. Continue reading
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The Euthanasia Goodbye
The heartbreaking experience of euthanizing a beloved dog after a complicated illness. The deep sorrow and confusion over the final decision emphasizes the emotional toll, grief, guilt, confusion, and the complexities of pet healthcare. Continue reading
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Post Covid Nose –
Our sense of smell is a social and emotional part of living. It is aligned with our sense of taste, and food is more than something we eat to live. Food and its enticing aromas gather us together. If we are given flowers, we bury our face in them, inhaling sweetness. We smell our babies’… Continue reading
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We are all a great idea ….
Overhead, Cove Crow caws. I tip back my head, stare at him; he stares at me. My dog lifts his head. We stand, animals listening, living, being. Crow is a great idea. Long ago and far away, a tiny atom Exploded—Big Bang—and hurled matter out and beyond. Some of that matter became our galaxy. Not… Continue reading
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Aging your ass off ain’t so bad …. I’m’a gonna replace “Anti” Aging with “Pro” Aging…
Advertisers suggest how we must go out and conquer the Age Beasties because we are worth it! We are beautiful—but only after we use their products! We can live forever looking as if we haven’t lived at all! Continue reading
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Dipping my toe(foot? Leg?) back in to the writing/reading community – :D
Hi Y’all …. Today, I’m at Writer Unboxed with a post entitled “The Island of Misfit Characters.” Hope you’ll join us there! And while you are there, have a look around at the other posts from WU contributors. I’m proud to be a part of WU. I almost ignored the request from AMA because I… Continue reading
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When the blog title no longer works :D
First off, though I don’t like talking-up my books, when there is a sale on one of them, I always do pass that along. Until December 15th, Family Graces, the 3rd in the Virginia Kate Saga Trilogy, is on ebook sale for a tiny little bitty .99cents. I appreciate all your support and love and… Continue reading
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Life Finds a Way, at Writer Unboxed, and Garage Door ‘Fix’
Ah, I’ve missed this blog, and I have promised myself I will be posting to it more regularly. It makes me feel a bit less lonely, knowing that somewhere, someone is reading or may pass by. Long ago, I had an active blog and active community. Long ago, I was active in many writing circles… Continue reading
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Fruit Flies, and Monkeys, and Lonely Woman, oh my! Some Traveling Tips.
My recent trip to Texas, a 2000 mile round-trip, has me thinking about space travel. Researching the various this’s and that’s of it, I found the image to the left. That monkey looks as if he knows he ain’t coming back. Just as a reference: Space officially begins at about 62 miles above our Earth’s… Continue reading
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Alone is not a dirty word, y’all. Be a Rogue Planet – why not?
Where have I been? Why, I’ve been here, there, and yonder! I’ve been working on my new novel. I’ve been editing other writers’ books and novels. I’ve been working on Edge of Arlington website. I was asked to be a regular contributor to Writer Unboxed (poor thangs – they don’t know what they did –… Continue reading
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Super-Duper Moon Is Coming! Door Removal & Snaking Your Drain til it Guggles
No, “Snaking Your Drain til it Guggles ” is not a euphemism for something naughty (not today anyway – ha!) I’m so excited! If I were in a relationship or dating someone, or someones, I’d be thinking about how to spin this event in to some kind of “romantic” sexy date (even though I am not… Continue reading
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The Sun shines on, until it goes kablooey; Clear your own debris & find your joy before you even think about dating again
Our Sun. The planets revolve around it, though once long long ago people believed that everything revolved around the Earth—just like some people think everything revolves around them, right? Ha! Did you know that the sun is all colors mixed together, but appears as white or yellow or maybe even gold to us? Sun’s power… Continue reading
About Kathryn Magendie
Author of 5 published novels & other this and that novellas and stories, Editor, Edge of Arlington Content Editor.
