The Black Swan (aka Jane)

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Alone & Different
Not afraid … but not comfortable.
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February 2024

It isn’t always milestones
You would think by now …
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Oh February
As a predictably self-absorbed teenager, I loved celebrating my birthday. Often it would fall during February School Vacation which in grade school made…
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December 2023

Christmas & holiday shake-up
Cruising, turkey trots & tequila
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The elasticity of time
The shortest “day” of the year
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Darkness to Light
Literal and Spiritual
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November 2023

Why I don’t turn on subscriptions …
But, happy to solicit donations to CHARM on Giving Tuesday
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Finding Hope ...
Don't say 'After the Grief, please'
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September 2023

Traveling Solo
Spending a week as a metaphor
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What I will bring with me
Emerging from an episode of intense grief
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August 2023

Stuck
Re-learning how to overcome fear (and to walk, or dance, on land)
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Sense of Belonging
First & most important for friends & regular readers, the number of folks who reached out with care, concern, support, and offers of getaways after my…
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