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Reunion in the Waiting Room (A Love Story)
It’s the year 2000. We’ve all survived the Y2K freak-out. The TV still works just like it did before and my 20-year old body is laying on...
amandanstanley
May 2, 20215 min read


The Day the Dogwoods Didn't Bloom
There are three flowering dogwood trees in our backyard here in Virginia. On the morning my father died five years ago, I walked outdoors...
amandanstanley
Apr 4, 20213 min read


Holding Room
Someone I love very much will be having surgery in a couple of weeks. She has designated me as her person – the one who will drive her to...
amandanstanley
Oct 20, 20204 min read


When the ground shifts: lessons from my treadmill
During the coronavirus pandemic, I have limited my daily physical exercise to activities I can do outside or in my basement. Most...
amandanstanley
Aug 2, 20203 min read


Shorelines: A reflection on transitions
Earlier this summer, on one of the nights our family had eaten dinner outside, our children lit sprinklers and ran around in circles,...
amandanstanley
Jul 26, 20203 min read
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