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Once I Ran
I think there’s a story here, I just need to develop it a bit. I escaped from a home when I was 13. It was a “holding” place for juveniles. I was picked up when a friend was involved in … Continue reading
Posted in 8th Grade- Rockwood, OR, OR, Uncategorized
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The Season of the Witch
I’ve always found it quite difficult, being a freak and living in the real world. Freak is a bit harsh more like dark strange. I was never a goth, but mostly wear black all of the time. I laugh the … Continue reading
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I Went Home Today
I went home today. Engulfed in a water cold cloud. Track season. The busy street within earshot delivers high-energy crashing waves from the abundant rain. With my back to the large window, it sounds like the Oregon coast, brought to … Continue reading
Posted in High School- Florence, OR, OR
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Barriers
The barriers that keep underrepresented students from succeeding in school and moving toward college are real. We use the term “underrepresented” in education as a way of accounting for the many groups of students who go on to college in fewer numbers. … Continue reading
Posted in High School- Florence, OR, Uncategorized
Tagged girls, science, underrepresented
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Poison Idea
I’ve been thinking about this blog for a while; what’s missing. Of course it is has to be my years going to shows and watching my favorite band, Poison Idea. Music and going to shows has been one of my … Continue reading
Posted in High School- Florence, OR, Memoir, Uncategorized
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50
I wanted to take a moment to write to my younger sisters and brothers. I am enjoying a significant birthday this year. I wanted to share whatever small amount of wisdom I can muster. 50 is good, a little creakier, … Continue reading
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Whittaker Creek
My daughter has reminded me, every day for the past week, that we must go back to school shopping. As the excitement of the new year begins to sprout in her mind, I close my eyes hard and reach for … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd Grade- Eugene, OR, Uncategorized
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An Encounter With Winter
Clouds descending o’er the hills A blanket, cold and white The bite of winter gives me chills I must be home tonight The woods have shed their autumn reds, And every tree is bare; For summer’s cloak has long … Continue reading
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Smoke on the Water
Scanning the channels, the signal pauses on an old metal station: Iron Man- Black Sabbath. My husband secures the scan and asks, “I wonder if he’s really talking about Iron Man,” and fades into his secret comic book world. I … Continue reading
Life in a Tee-Pee
We moved a lot when I was a kid. Conflict resolution typically came in the form of leaving town. Most years we started a new school, some years we’d stay for two. Sometimes we’d come home from school and the other … Continue reading
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