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Cleaning house (not literally)
At any given time since Elias was born I generally have three or four topics in mind that I’d like to blog about. Unfortunately, with two kids I have so little time available to sit at a computer and...
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Writing, research, birth
— 1 — I was trying to put my creative process into words yesterday, but I couldn’t. Since my blog is a non-paying activity free of deadlines, I do not sit down with a topic in mind and force the...
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7 Quick Takes Friday: huntin’‘n Christmas ‘n stuff
— 1 — My husband hunts, as do many of our friends and relatives. I’ve never understood the sense of satisfaction that comes with shooting a buck or bull elk with a large number of points. I mean,...
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The gifts of 2011
Two thousand eleven brought more challenges than any other year of my life. It also offered great gifts both expected and unforeseen. For 2 1/2 years I’ve been a stay-at-home mom. I know how...
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A decade of hits (and misses)
Remember the summer of 1999? We’d just started dating and you came to my apartment nearly every night after work. We’d pass the time eating, talking, making out, watching TV, making out. You often...
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Sweet Hill Road
As a very belated sort of accompaniment to the song I posted written by my childhood friend about our adventures on the Tivoli River, here is something I found today that I wrote as part of a graduate...
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Storm of thought
“Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thought that is forever flowing through one’s head.” -Mark Twain My name is Ashley, and I’m...
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On being yourself
I think when you present yourself to the world in such a way as to not be disliked, you will be largely successful. Few people will dislike you, and most will in fact like you, though it will be in a...
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Love
"Always remember, there was nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name." -The Avett Brothers
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Sad, frustrated, resentful rant
What’s funny and sad about the internet, Facebook specifically, is that I often come here to say things that I would otherwise say to a person IRL if I had such a person. But I have had only 2 friends...
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Turning Lemons into Lemonade: New Business Announcement!
It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? For what felt like decades but was only a year or two or three I came hear to relieve stress and sort my thoughts. Writing to figure out what I think. Writing as therapy....
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