You don’t have to keep everything
It’s been a long day. Waiting tables is never easy unless business has been slow. Otherwise, it’s a very physical job, taxing on both the body and one’s patience. Just …
Memoir: The First 22 Years Are the Hardest
The First 22 Years Are the Hardest: coming of age with a baby on the hip and hope for happily ever after by Angela Giles Klocke By the time she is thirteen, …
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Strengths, Storytelling, and Creativity Coaching
Now Accepting New Clients Currently: 3 Openings Available Empowering individuals to thrive through creative coaching. My approach: We will work from a foundation of grace and belief in possibility, and …
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I Don’t Want to Be the Poster Child for Trauma Anymore
*I originally published this in May of 2025. After just a few days, I quietly removed it. I clung to what I know best and distrusted that I could make …
I’ll Write When the Kids Are Grown: The Story We Told Ourselves
*Written 2021. Resharing 2026. When I first landed on the Internet scene in 1999, I quickly checked out the situation and, without (too much) fear or overthinking it, I launched …