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Whenever I question whether or not I can do something difficult, Andrea assures me that I can and will then give examples of me...
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maggiehsmith07
Jan 28, 20232 min read
Goldilocks
Yesterday afternoon, I packed hastily as if I were a refugee. Which, I suppose held some truth - I was fleeing the week. Perhaps even...
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maggiehsmith07
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Shalom
This weekend, I am attending a writers retreat at a retreat center about 20 miles from my home. It’s called “Shalom” retreat center which...
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maggiehsmith07
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Closer I am to Fine
Yesterday, I remarked to Andrea that people in Richmond are uniquely, authentically, unapologetically, weird and I’m here for it. I’ve...
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maggiehsmith07
Jan 5, 20233 min read
Petty, Petty Bitch
On January 1, we dropped empty cardboard boxes off at the city recycling station near our home. We’d accumulated a lot of boxes leading...
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maggiehsmith07
Dec 31, 20223 min read
Why Not New Year, New You?
Here it comes. People scoffing at the notion of “new year, new me.” Some scoff good naturedly, others not so much. This morning, I...
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maggiehsmith07
Dec 18, 20224 min read
What Up, Shawty?
Well. Christmas is in a week which seems hard to believe. We’re behind our usual level of preparedness and I can only assume that gifts I...
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maggiehsmith07
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Fri-yay
This week was crazy. Someone said there was a full moon. It certainly felt that way but I can’t confirm or deny the phase of the moon...
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maggiehsmith07
Dec 2, 20226 min read
In Shitness & In Health
The last couple weeks haven’t been great - but we got good news (twice!) today so perhaps things are turning around. I also think this...
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maggiehsmith07
Nov 25, 20222 min read
Pointless
Months ago, Andrea said, “Yes. Let’s buy a house on the water.” She noted that life seemed kind of pointless, but added she wasn’t...
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maggiehsmith07
Nov 10, 20222 min read
What’s it all about, Alfie?
I always hesitate telling stories that aren’t my own or that I hear indirectly. But writing is how I makes sense of things that don’t...
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maggiehsmith07
Oct 16, 20222 min read
Bald Egg
Yesterday morning, my neighbor and I drove to the gym to take a class together. Her 9 year old comes along and amuses himself while we...
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maggiehsmith07
Oct 9, 20224 min read
Good Chaos
This morning, Andrea asked me if I was sad that I had missed my high school reunion the night before. I am sad, a bit. Somehow,...
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maggiehsmith07
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Weird & Fascinating
The first birthday greeting I received this year was in the form of a postcard from my chiropractor. Yesterday, while walking into the...
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maggiehsmith07
Sep 17, 20225 min read
Sistah
So…we bought what I’m referring to as a river cottage. There's a sign affixed to the outside that says "Rivah". It’s the fixiest fixer...
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maggiehsmith07
Aug 29, 20222 min read
Billy, Bible & Booze
I turned the shower at the cabin on, turned the temperature to hot, and step out of the bathroom to ask Andrea if she has seen the bath...
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maggiehsmith07
Aug 27, 20224 min read
Wedding Anniversary #11: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something—anything—down on...
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maggiehsmith07
Aug 21, 20222 min read
Cloudy
The annual deluge of back to school photos is beginning to take over my Facebook feed. It’s visual proof that the years have flown by....
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maggiehsmith07
Aug 19, 20222 min read
When You’re Sliding Into First
Twice this week, I dreamt of diarrhea. Really. In the first dream, people are ill and being quarantined. Only they are quarantined in...
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maggiehsmith07
Aug 6, 20222 min read
Throw Words on Paper
In June I began a writing program. Initially, they eased you into things. When July rolled around, I was assigned a developmental...
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