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The Woman I Am So Angry With
Don’t do it, they say. Don’t splay your spleen on the internet because you’ll be sorry later. You’ll think better of it – of her – when...
Maggie Wallem Rowe
Jan 13, 2020
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THE VIGIL
The oxygen machine has been switched off, its bellows silenced. Nothing stirs the air now but the silvery notes rising faintly from a...
Maggie Wallem Rowe
Dec 17, 2019
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Big Girls Do Cry
A mermaid has no tears, and that makes her suffer all the more. Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid Are you a frequent crier,...
Maggie Wallem Rowe
Nov 18, 2019
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STORM WARNING
Storm’s coming. Arrived back in the States two weeks ago already, in high spirits to be home yet wishing to still be there. Not...
Maggie Wallem Rowe
Nov 16, 2019
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Bootprints: When is it OK to Let Others Tramp into Your Life?
How would you feel if total strangers wandered through your backyard, enjoying the view and picking blooms and berries while they were at...
Maggie Wallem Rowe
Oct 30, 2019
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"No Bad Weather"...Seriously?
If there were an app that could forecast the weather of the heart, how would yours read? Sunny today with no chance of rain. Overcast...
Maggie Wallem Rowe
Oct 22, 2019
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TUNNEL VISION: When It Seems You'll Never Emerge from the Dark
Has anyone ever said things like this to you? “What happened to you was terrible, but you need to move on.” “There must be a reason...
Maggie Wallem Rowe
Oct 15, 2019
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