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Chasing Fireflies
I'm a writer and have worked as an editor and proofreader for over twenty years. But as a writer, I look at what has given my life meaning, joy, purpose. These essays tell those stories and I'm so happy to share them with you.
By Carol Post
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Chasing Fireflies
Chasing Fireflies
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Have a complicated relationship with your mom? Me, too!
[**Ice Cream Helps**
My beautiful mother
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This is taken from a letter I wrote to my first grandchild when he turned twenty-one. It’s a list of advice, tools, and guidance that I’ve garnered over my lifetime, and it’s filled with love - both for him and for life. Share it. It’s my hope that these words will help someone make sense of this crazy trip across the years.
The Life List
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Stuck
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Here it is!
Feb 14
Shut the Gate!
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My first book, Miss Anna Potcake, The True Story of an Island Dog, will be released on February 17th. I am over the moon excited! It will be on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I think you’ll like it.
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This Christmas was a bit different from Christmases past. My husband left for a senior care facility ten days before, so this is my first Christmas alone. He has a progressive neurological condition that makes it unsafe for him to remain at home. He’s weak, has lost coordination and balance, his speech is affected, as is his cognition. So, he’s where there are eyes on him 24/7, and his living space is designed for those with disabilities. He’s safe, but this house sure is empty. As was Christma…
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I’ve poured out a lot of essays on the pages of Substack. Mostly, they were about happy times and treasured memories. But lately, my life has taken a bit of a turn. I’m so grateful that my children and grandchildren are fine, and that my own health is good, but over the years, things have happened that make it impossible for me to ignore that my marriage is a sham. The man I’ve been living with is not the man I married. So many lies over so many years, and I just can’t do this anymore. My trust…
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Just a girl and her Potcake.