Tag: relationships
member name: Wilhelmine Estabrook
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March 26, 2008 11:27 AM EDT --
Hattie was a hypochondriac. For over 50 years she had symptoms of every devastating disease known to man, or concocted by the pharmaceutical companies. She had a knack for swooning. . . .
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October 13, 2008 06:36 AM EDT --
TODAY IS CANADA 'S THANKSGIVING
It looks like another fine day coming up. I have walked the dog, checked the computer for Robert's mail and am . . .
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March 27, 2009 08:19 AM EDT --
Some days with all the little irritations and aggravations of living with four cats, one dog and an elderly husband with COPD, I feel downright sorry for myself.
While everyone else in . . .
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April 10, 2009 04:23 PM EDT --
Sometimes I tire of all the talk,
The whine and grumble, moan and squawk,
Of mischievous and downbeat folks
Who use this site to con and hoax,
Who screech for . . .
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April 26, 2009 06:18 AM EDT --
(1500 words)
All my life‑‑at least since grade four‑‑I . . .
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April 28, 2009 05:13 AM EDT --
My husband is always keen for a good debate. He will argue on almost any topic, and can quote figures to back his argument. . . .
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April 29, 2009 08:16 AM EDT --
The new Carleton Nursing Home contains 90 beds. All are occupied, unless it is mealtime, bath time, or mid-afternoon when residents are wheeled to the central courtyard or one of the common rooms. . . .
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May 13, 2009 05:59 AM EDT --
It will soon be four years since my brother Joe Estabrooks (1936-2005) died of brain cancer. His death was the darkest day . . .
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April 17, 2009 06:17 AM EDT --
Joyce studied her reflection in the bathroom mirror with all lights on. She loved that the unsightly mole was gone from . . .
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April 18, 2009 07:47 AM EDT --
The cat was gone. Despite Ellen's best efforts to look . . .
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April 19, 2009 09:21 AM EDT --
"It's hot in here. Don't you find it hot?
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April 22, 2009 11:43 AM EDT --
Last night Kelly saw Kris Kristofferson on TV. He did not seem well. His voice was unsteady and shaky and he looked ancient.
Kelly felt the tears well up, not for Kristofferson; . . .
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April 25, 2009 08:40 AM EDT --
(short fiction)
While standing in line at the supermarket check-out yesterday, a photo on the front page of the local paper caught . . .
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May 14, 2009 06:55 AM EDT --
Thirty days, thirty stories was the goal I set for myself back in April, and today's essay will be the last one for . . .
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April 14, 2009 08:04 AM EDT --
(I have resolved to write a short story a day. Here's a short short. Critiques are most welcome.)
Ed Zarowski had his new ten-passenger van totally under control. . . .
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April 15, 2009 08:44 AM EDT --
Entering the funeral parlor, Marlene Taylor joined the line and moved along slowly. She . . .
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May 03, 2009 07:32 AM EDT --
Even before I could spell the word appreciation, I had a strong attraction to trees. I climbed them, swung from them and hid behind . . .
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May 07, 2009 04:36 AM EDT --
(800 words)
"Have you been laying eggs on my desk all week?"
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May 21, 2008 06:25 PM EDT --
It's been a good day in Carleton County, New Brunswick. Everyone in my family--if not exactly perpendicular--is still . . .
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September 22, 2008 05:58 AM EDT --
For about 30 years my brother-in-law Aage Skaarup and my sister Beatrice went round to all the nursing homes at Christmas and played for the residents. They had a simple program: a few fiddle pieces, . . .
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