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14 Years of Writing About the October Moon
What started with my daughter's 4th grade science project, has become a beloved ritual.
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Remembering My Daughter’s Imaginary World
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Someone's Child Dies Every Day
Mar 22, 2025
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A Letter from the Girl Who Died
May 16, 2025
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The grief we share when a child dies from cancer
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Uncluttering a life
Letting go of my daughter’s things brought me solace
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An homage to the snowstorms that shaped my life
By now I've learned to appreciate the stillness
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I looked around and saw it was made of toys
The Arkomo Project Part 3: The final installment from Ms. Rachel's 5th grade class
Feb 1
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Their bats are bones and they use their mouths to swing at the ball
The Arkomo Project Part 2: More artwork and thoughts from Ms. Rachel's 5th grade class
Jan 25
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They sleep in beds of gummies
The Arkomo Project Part 1: Illustrations and thoughts from Ms. Rachel's 5th grade class
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The Evil That Men Do
I stand with Minneapolis
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The Arkomo Project
Today we learned about your daughter's imaginary world
Dec 23, 2025
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Baking Joy and Sorrow Into My Holiday Cookies
Tears and cookies. That's what the holidays have become.
Dec 21, 2025
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I'm not a hoarder, but I have too much stuff
The Christmas of things
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