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It’s Trifecta Time!

February 26, 2021 Melanie Ormand

I didn't plan it this way.  The clerk called, offering my second COVID  injection. She volunteered today. The 26th of February. Did she know it was my birthday? And not any birthday - the beginning of my 65th year. A Marker Day. Perhaps hers was a clueless two-fer? I … [Read more...]

Real Life, Writing Life 65, Birthday, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Happy New Year, Second Shot, Texas, Vaccination, Website Launch

Starting Over, Again

February 19, 2021 Melanie Ormand

A decade ago, I began this website. Quickly, blog posts became sporadic. Blame 11 family funerals and 16 hospitalizations. The Lost Decade ended last December. I'm still catching my breath. But, between onset of the coronavirus pandemic last March followed by last week's … [Read more...]

Real Life, Writing Life Coroonavirus, healing, Houston, ice, pandemic, snow, Snowpocalypse, Texas, wisdom

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