Letting go of a dream.

Two years ago, I started a blog called The Well Nested Life; this month, I’ll close that site down. I’ve moved all my blogs over to this current site, so I’ve retained my words, but I have to say goodbye to the dream. Closing my blog feels like I’m losing an old friend. With some brainstorming…

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Reframing my reflection.

When I first heard of the concept of reframing a situation, I couldn’t quite wrap my brain around what it meant. Recently, through the process of writing my memoir, it started to make sense. Telling the story about my son’s brain tumor is the easy part of writing my memoir. I first wrote most of…

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The happy ending.

Not all memoirs have a happy ending, but the ending should somehow resolve the narrator’s uncertainty or quest in some way. It’s called a narrative arc. My memoir will be a tough read until the very end. There’s a lot of pain in it and I imagine some readers will wonder if they can make…

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It's a big day and a big step! A writing first!

It’s a writing first for me! Today, I’m happy to announce my first essay to appear in a Literary Publication–Mothers Always Write! “When a horrible diagnosis is a relief.” I submitted the essay in March, then it was accepted perhaps in May, (I’ve lost track of that exciting email), then I received notice on Monday that…

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