Hi from Malawi

18 March 2018

Malawi.

I type the word and stare at it, say it over and over in my head.

I google Malawi and get this from Wikipedia:

The name Malawi is thought to derive from the word Maravi. The people of the Maravi Empire were iron workers. Maravi is thought to mean “Flames” and may have come from the sight of many kilns lighting up the night sky.

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Heartbreak: A Valentine's Day Post

14 February 2018

My alarm went off ages ago but I keep hitting snooze. Eyes closed, pretending it’s not morning, I imagine I’m in a doorway. I’m standing in the doorway and a huge, heavy steel door slams shut. Right in my face.

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19 December

17 December 2017

I woke up feeling sad this morning. This was no real surprise as the last few months have been difficult for me. But I’d been feeling better for the past couple of weeks, so when the sadness returned this morning I felt a little disappointed.

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8 Years, 800 Blog Posts

13 October 2017

This is my 800th blog post.

I lied a little bit in the title because it hasn’t actually been eight years – I published my first post on 26 June 2010. But close enough.

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From the Melville Cat: A Breakup

20 September 2017

From the Melville Cat:

I’m writing this post as a favor to Heather. She’s been trying to write it for days – I’ve been watching her – but today she gave up and asked me to do it for her.

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Musings From a Traveling Auntie

24 April 2017

I’ve known for a while that I won’t have children. It wasn’t a conscious decision, at least not at first. It was just something that never happened, for a variety of reasons, and in recent years I’ve become pretty certain that being a mom isn’t for me.

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