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Life is Short & Time is Ticking
There have been many seasons of my soul.
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Ink Linked: Our Mother-Daughter Tattoo Journey
I used to hate tattoos...until I got one.
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Our Hostel Misadventure, More Murals & Hole Doughnuts
June 2023, Asheville, NC Day 3, Part 1 ~ Lessons learned from a hostel stay, more beautiful murals, and the scrumptious Hole Doughnuts
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Everyone Has A Story: Meet 100-year-old Lois
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Our Pride Stories Deserve to be Told
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Repaying a Karmic Debt
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F*ckuary, My Season of Grieving
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Be Bold. Be Brief. Be Gone.
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Meeting the Mississippi Headwaters
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The Unexpected Impact of Sharing My Story
Two and a half years ago, I wrote a blog post titled "Officiated My Daughter's Wedding." It's been the most visited post on my blog, which gets very…
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Covid, DNC & Moving Forward
After spending a great time in Atlanta at the Women Marines Convention, I flew home…and came down with Covid.
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Women Marines: The Fewer and Prouder
Dispatches from the Semper Fi Sisterhood at their Biennial Convention in Atlanta, Georgia
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Writing Life

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The Unexpected Impact of Sharing My Story
Two and a half years ago, I wrote a blog post titled "Officiated My Daughter's Wedding." It's been the most visited post on my blog, which gets very…
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Deb Sinness
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Connect, Create & Inspire: SOMOS Writers Conference
70 Ways to Leave Your 60s: Words, Art & Friendship ~ Celebrating friendship, appreciating art, and magical moments from the Taos Writers Conference
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Chalk It Up to Life: Roxanne Gay, Chalkfest, and Unretirement
70 Ways to Leave Your 60s: Loft Literary Center's 50th Anniversary with Roxanne Gay, Maple Grove’s 9th Annual Chalkfest, the largest in Midwest, and…
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Repaying a Karmic Debt
My memoir falls into place after writing this piece for Holly Starley's Ask and Give series
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Who Knew a Throw Away Comment at a Writing Conference Would Begin My Six Year Memoir Journey
Yesterday I returned from a 4-day solo writing retreat in Mount Lemon, Arizona, located in the Catalina Mountains near Tucson.
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Everyone Has a Story

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Reserve to Ready: My Marine Corps Journey
Dispatches from the Semper Fi Sisterhood ~ My Marine Origin Story
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Our Pride Stories Deserve to be Told
Tiny Love Stories, Pride Events, and Coming Out Stories During Pride Month
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Be Bold. Be Brief. Be Gone.
Remembering Major Megan McClung and others who made the ultimate sacrifice
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Help Me Celebrate My 70th Trip Around the Sun
Seeking 70 New Adventures: What should I do, see, or experience?
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Full Circle: From Soldier to Retirement
“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” Germany Kent After boomeranging back to being a secretary over the years…
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Ties That Bind

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Ink Linked: Our Mother-Daughter Tattoo Journey
I used to hate tattoos...until I got one.
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Deb Sinness
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Covid, DNC & Moving Forward
After spending a great time in Atlanta at the Women Marines Convention, I flew home…and came down with Covid.
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Women Marines: The Fewer and Prouder
Dispatches from the Semper Fi Sisterhood at their Biennial Convention in Atlanta, Georgia
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Remembering Mom
and all the other Mothers who mothered me, and honoring my daughter who is an awesome mother!
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Surgery Setback a Speed Bump on the Road to Retirement
"I. Am. Independent. As. F*ck!" I said in my pain block stupor. Turns out, I'm a non-compliant patient...but four months later, I'd hit the retirement…
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Travelogue

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Our Hostel Misadventure, More Murals & Hole Doughnuts
June 2023, Asheville, NC Day 3, Part 1 ~ Lessons learned from a hostel stay, more beautiful murals, and the scrumptious Hole Doughnuts
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Deb Sinness
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Taos Pueblo: A Living Legacy Through Time
70 Ways to Leave Your 60s: Awestruck ~ A tour of the 1,000-year-old Taos Pueblo and celebration of a 35-year friendship
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Cruising the Blue Ridge: Asheville to Mount Mitchell, the Highest Peak East of the Mississippi
Asheville Day 2: Part 3 ~ We drove a small southern portion of the 469-mile Blue Ridge National Parkway that runs along the spine of the Blue Ridge…
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Beyond the Biltmore House: The Estate's Grand Gardens and Historic Stables
Asheville Day 2: Part 2 ~ George Vanderbilt hired New York’s Central Park landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to design the landscaping on his…
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Asheville's Crown Jewel: The Biltmore's History and Grandeur are a Must-See
Asheville, Day 2 ~ Part 1: Finished in 1895, The Biltmore was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963, draws more than 1.4 million tourists a…
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Canadian Rockies

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2023 Canadian Rockies Bus Tour
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” Helen Keller ~ Our 9-day bus tour of the Canadian Rockies with Caravan Tours in August 2023.
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Breathtaking Beauty & Artistic Inspiration
Trip Report: A Canadian Rockies Bus Tour Recap and a walk along the Art in Nature Trail
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Stepping onto Ancient Ice: A Columbia Icefield Adventure
The epic last day of our Canadian Rockies bus tour included a breathtaking tour of the Athabasca Glacier
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Exploring Jasper's Gems
Maligne Lake, Medicine Lake, Maligne Canyon, the town of Jasper, and wildlife
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From Turquoise Lakes to Majestic Peaks: Lake Louise and Moraine Lake
A tour of Alberta’s breathtakingly beautiful Banff National Park
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