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Mouthy

July 4, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 8 Comments

I consider the beekeeper’s hat with its exotic veil. Might I find one that’s a deal – very Samantha in Sex and the City – in the infamous episode of her chemical peel? I picture a purposeful but seemingly natural gesture – my fingers curled over my chin, as my index and middle finger casually […]

Filed Under: Health, Lifestyle, Morning Musing Tagged With: 4th of July, daily plate of crazy, holidays, home remedies, rhyme crime, silliness, writing, writing from life

To The Fathers Who Have Left Us

June 17, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 17 Comments

To the fathers who are gone, whatever your reasons, do you regret your departure? If good memories predominate then we are fortunate, though the moments that we mix with nostalgia are buried in a past that we refashion to suit us. We know too well the sunlight, in which we stand at your side. We […]

Filed Under: Dads, Dreams, Parenting Tagged With: Dreams, Father's Day, fathers and daughters, fathers and sons, single mothers, single parents, writing

Cher Jean-Marc

June 9, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 11 Comments

Letter to Jean-Marc (Number 2). March 1988

Filed Under: En Français, Language, Love, Relationships Tagged With: amants à Paris, Cher Jean-Marc, daily plate of crazy, found letters from a lost lover, French men, Language, letters, love letters, paris, romance, writing, writing exercise, writing from life

Push

June 7, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 27 Comments

Loving our children through conflict and worry.

Filed Under: College Kids, Parenting, Single Moms, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: empty nest, life after divorce, lost keys, motherhood, overseas travel, parenting college students, parenting teenagers, raising teens, real women real life, single moms, single parent guilt, Single Parenting, writing

Thumbs Up

June 2, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

Some days are special for reasons that are our own. Others are special and we actively seek to celebrate with friends. It’s been three years since I began this addictive adventure, and believe me – I had no idea of the ride in store. I’ve loved filling my daily plate of crazy with musings, reflections, […]

Filed Under: Other Stuff Tagged With: anniversaries, big little wolf, daily plate of crazy, like daily plate of crazy on facebook.facebook, writing

Found Letter to a Lost Lover

May 19, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

Love letter never mailed. Jean-Marc (Number 1). February 1988

Filed Under: En Français, Love, Relationships Tagged With: amants à Paris, Cher Jean-Marc, France, French men, love letters, paris, romance, writing, writing from life

Searching

May 9, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

It is a simple thing. I am searching for a password to an alumnae account so I can update a profile. I am searching for the key, a combination of letters and numbers that resides somewhere on a thumb drive, itself a key. I have only to locate the right one – a small strip […]

Filed Under: Language, Parenting Tagged With: aging, divorce, empty nest, lost keys, Marriage and Divorce, single moms, single parenthood, Single Parenting, teaching kids life skills, women raising men, writing, writing from life

Pictures at an Exhibition

April 25, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 23 Comments

An exploration of much loved images, family connections and memories.

Filed Under: Art Art Art, Parenting, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: Art Art Art, creativity, family memories, memories, momalom, music, Parenting, parenting gifted children, parenting teens, writing, writing exercise

Words Fail

April 24, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 22 Comments

Flan and Flash Fiction.

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: dating after divorce, dating over 40, dating over 50, dating over 60, flash, French men, libido foods, Marriage and Divorce, midlife dating, momalom, romance, writing, writing exercise, writing from life

Chipmunk Sonnet (with a Fave Chair Twist)

April 11, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 12 Comments

Shakespeare, move over… The Chipmunk Sonnet has arrived!

Filed Under: Fashion & Style, Language, Other Stuff Tagged With: humor, Murphy's Law, poetry, poetry therapy, real women real life, rhyme crime, Shakespearean sonnet form, silly verse, writing, WTF

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