The global impact of the Covid-19 is surreal and unprecedented. The news is incessant, and I find myself constantly scrolling, waiting for…
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Skyler’s First Birthday: Planting a Tree with his Placenta
by Ashleyby Ashley 9 minutes readI meant to post this on Skyler’s birthday last month, but I just never got around to it. You know how it…
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Earth Day 2020: Reflecting on Environmental Sustainability
by Ashleyby Ashley 13 minutes readHappy Earth Day! Part of how I’m dealing with #QuarantineLife is by doing daily gratitudes, and today I wanted to express my…
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Patience and Fortitude: What I Learned About My Grandmother’s Catchphrase
by Ashleyby Ashley 9 minutes readMy paternal grandmother, who insisted we always call her Grandmother, died when I was 17, so I never got a chance to…
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Traveling can force you into compromising your food habits, especially the bad ones. Sometimes you have no choice but to choke down…
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As a result of the on-going worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. Thinking about my own…
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I still can’t believe he’s gone. Two years ago, when the news of his death hit the internet, we were staying with…
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My Favorite Place as a Child, or Why My Family Should Never Own a Boat
by Ashleyby Ashley 7 minutes readAs I was recently scanning in old documents, I found this short story that I wrote in the 5th grade titled “My…
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What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open. Charles Beaudelaire…
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An Education: Why A Year in Paris Was the Best Part of College
by Ashleyby Ashley 15 minutes readI just finished filling out the paperwork for Skyler’s college savings account. Who knows if this kid will go to college or…