by Suzanne Weerts
- 13 hours ago
I Will Not Have A Slice
I did send a card, welcoming her to the family and wishing them happiness. And I meant it. But who was this woman he'd married?
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Sep 2
Sand Dollars And the Value in Letting Go
Setting your babies free is not easy like a day at the beach. When they’re little, splashing joyfully on the shoreline, not daring to go...
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Aug 11
Mistaken Identity
Willie Nelsen was recently named “American Indian of the Year” and his blood flowed with as much Cherokee as ours.
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Jun 22
Thanks for Life, Mom
We pass out the last of the roses, one representing each of the babies needlessly murdered in the state of North Carolina that year.
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Apr 28
A Body is Just a Body is Just a Body
“You deserve this Suzanne,” he whispers in my ear, “Relax.” The sound of the waves crashing against the cliff below the balcony where I...
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Apr 14
Sentry of the Sweets
My cousin Kathleen is getting married at the Boston Harbor Hotel. My family has never been to Boston. Mom starts looking for inexpensive...
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Mar 17
Blackberry Stains
I see her running across the expanse of our front lawn, which is only 20 yards but memory makes it 200 and it all feels like slow motion.
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Nov 4, 2021
A Horse Walks Up To A Bar
Jane Goodall, the British primatologist who studied chimpanzees in Tanzania was feeding a horse at the counter in a cafe by my house.
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Oct 7, 2021
The Not So Salad Days
I am standing in my father’s kitchen. It’s the kitchen of my childhood, though the lime green cabinets from the 70’s have been stripped...
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by Suzanne Weerts
- Jul 21, 2021
The Ticket
There I am in the United Airlines terminal when I realize: a ticket is not a plan. An airline ticket is not the golden ticket to success.
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