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Chick-a-dee-dee-dee & A Rat-Ta-Tat-Tat

Irish is out on the stoop, eye’s half closed, in resting pose. Birds greet the morning light. And I? I sit here in this old wicker armchair of Tim’s, typing away. Typing if only because they say that to one day have any chance at all of attracting that whiff of inspiration, one must show up every day. So here I am. I sit hear … Continue reading Chick-a-dee-dee-dee & A Rat-Ta-Tat-Tat

Unknown's avatarpaulaB2016-03-272016-03-272 Comments
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Arguing With Your Parents Over Politics

You know Mom, sometimes I wonder where I came from. If I didn’t look so much like Dad, I swear, you’d think you found me in a trashcan in upper state New York on your way back to North Carolina from Canada, after a visit with Grandma & Grandpa. Really. You remember that argument we all had in the kitchen that night? About Sikhs in … Continue reading Arguing With Your Parents Over Politics

Unknown's avatarpaulaB2015-10-222016-02-101 Comment

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paulaB

American born, Canadian raised, she/her, blogger, photographer, writer, history buff.

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