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Someone Slipped Into My DMs (and It Wasn't Rob Lowe This Time)
A couple of months ago I got a DM in my Instagram.
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For Caitlyn on Her 26th Birthday
Today is my stillborn daughter’s 26th birthday.
Dec 30, 2025
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A Holiday Existential Crisis Ride
I share this picture of my kids every year from Christmas Eve 2000.
Dec 17, 2025
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Seize The Day
I was eleven or twelve the first time I saw a person have a seizure.
Sep 30, 2025
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All That's Missing...
I miss the America from July 4, 1976, where we were gleeful for the country's bicentennial.
Sep 11, 2025
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When the Cows Came Home
My Uncle Jerry had a voice like footsteps walking slowly on a weathered gravel road.
Aug 15, 2025
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Stop and Run Through the Sprinklers
I was chatting in a group text with my best friends the other day, discussing an upcoming podcast interview.
Aug 11, 2025
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To The Metalheads I've Loved Before
RIP Ozzy Osbourne
Jul 23, 2025
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Shayla Should Be Writing
Author Shayla Dugan's reflections on today's world as a Gen X parent, grandparent, and writer with an occasional musing about her dogs.
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