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anniescholl
Apr 3, 20193 min read
2019: The year of living differently
This article was first published December 31, 2018, by Radish Magazine. I’ve always been a person who makes New Year’s resolutions. I’ve...
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anniescholl
Jan 19, 20183 min read
Old and irrelevant: Embracing negative thoughts and letting them go
[This column was first published in Radish Magazine, July 5, 2017.] I’m getting old. I know it by the calendar — I turned 54 in May. I...
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anniescholl
Jul 24, 20172 min read
Magical Times
They’re both Leos, born in the heat of early August. My son, Keegan, almost 28. My grandson, Owen, “mostly” 6, as he likes to say. In...
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anniescholl
Dec 5, 20162 min read
Lessons in a Sunflower
My friend Delise would have been 54 today. But complications of something called Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)...
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anniescholl
Nov 14, 20162 min read
Choosing a Path to Peace
On Sunday night, I talked with a family member who voted for Donald Trump. She doesn’t hate or endorse hate. She’s not stupid or...
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anniescholl
May 22, 20153 min read
Sixty Days with OJ
Two months ago today, my 3-year-old grandboy Owen James and his mama left Iowa for North Carolina because his mama needed her mama. We...
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anniescholl
May 12, 20154 min read
Don’t Tell My Mother! Creator Tells Her Mother Everything
Originally posted on Huffington Post 05/07/2015 1:16 pm EDT In October 2011, Nikki Levy was 34 and had just broken up with her...
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anniescholl
May 9, 20153 min read
Wishing for One More Mother’s Day
I’m at a retreat center. I arrived Thursday afternoon and until about 7 Friday night, I had the place nearly to myself. I came for...
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anniescholl
May 1, 20151 min read
Making Space
Our cat Zaria loves a good windowsill. She doesn’t care that her ass is too big to fit in one. She gets what she can up on it and let’s...
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anniescholl
Apr 29, 20152 min read
The Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Yesterday didn’t start out well. Owen, my 3-year-old grandson, was parked in front of the TV because his mama didn’t feel well and his...
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anniescholl
Apr 24, 20153 min read
Stop Fighting to Legalize Discrimination
Originally posted in HUFFPOST GAY VOICES02/25/2015 2:43 pm EST I don’t have time for this. I have clients waiting for web pages I’m...
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anniescholl
Aug 10, 20143 min read
Owen James is 3
When my grandson, Owen James, entered the world three years ago today, I was in a hotel room in Westcliffe, Colo. I got the news of his...
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anniescholl
Jan 24, 20142 min read
That Pit of Fear
Lately the knot is there, lodged in my solar plexus, the physical sensation that tells me fear has taken hold. I wake at night. Stay...
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anniescholl
Dec 5, 20132 min read
Lessons from E
Twelve years ago, my niece E was born. I met her when she was just a few weeks old. I held her in the lobby of the Grand Ole Opry Hotel....
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anniescholl
Nov 30, 20133 min read
Life Goes On
Last night, instead of consuming more Thanksgiving dinner during Leftover Friday with my girlfriend’s family, I was on the couch, the dog...
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