Mary-Alice reads MA Monthly Writing

 

Love and Yuck in a time of Gifting

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Embracing our Middle Closets

We all have a middle closet, even if we don’t have a closet.

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Sitting in Crap, a cussing affirmation

Don't kick me then tell me "I'm strong." F#%@ you!

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Don’t be the public flasher: a checklist

Am I sharing or exposing? A checklist to cover my bits.

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The pep-talk between snooze & awake

A snooze-window affirmation about love

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all My messy bits aren’t baggage

A surprise affirmation about what equips us.

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The Salad Slap

Crossing-into my 40s is a slap in the face. Yes, ma'am.

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Healing hearts with an inch of soil

An affirmation about healing well-trodden territory.

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F-word to Happiness

Failure is the only f-word I hate, but it sets me free. Moving from failure to freedom.

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Human xylem & phloem: we’re elementary tree science

I am supported from the inside and outside. I am a connected part.

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My husband is being forced to donate a kidney

This law should concern EVERYONE

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She’s my soulmate not my Sugar Daddy

I should have been treating my artist-self this lovingly for years.

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We don’t need a purpose!

The boardroom pitch that caused a mutiny in my organization

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This Affirmation moves your nose

Turn around: life is wide, messy, and yours.

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The sword, the knot, and the facts for this exact moment of acceptance

Like a sword that cuts the tangled knot of Imposter Syndrome, this affirmation is a call to connect with myself.

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Take out the white gloves: we’re looking at my underwear

After years of experience, let’s all be honest: these thongs have to go.

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