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The Wind Phone

We Rescued Lucky From a Pet Store

I’m not sure who was more lucky, us or him

Jun 11

Lhasa Apso pup with brown hair on his head and face and a white body smiling for the camera.

Jun 11

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Travel Memoirs

A Belize Adventure — From the Jungle to a Deep Sea Scuba Dive

It was a serendipitous trip.

Jun 11

The author (a middle-aged white woman) sits in the backseat of a jeep with her youngest daughter. Her eldest daugther sits in the front passenger seat taking the selfie. All have expressions of delight as they begin their adventure.

Jun 11

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About Me Stories

About Me — LaShell Tinder

They call me Pata Caliente (hot foot) because of my wanderlust.

Jan 22

About Me — LaShell Tinder

Jan 22

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Hope, Healing, and Home

Building a new life after hardship

4d ago

Political lawn sign with a three tone image of Kamala Harris as a woman and single tone images of her as a little girl and an attorney with the word HOPE written boldly across the top.

4d ago

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Middle-Pause

The Journey of Pata Caliente

From farm girl to global explorer

Oct 3

The Journey of Pata Caliente

Oct 3

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Travel Memoirs

Dreams Came True Under the Eiffel Tower

I can’t image a more perfect experience to witness Olympic athletes

Sep 7

Eiffel Tower at sunset with stands full of people at the base of the tower, surrounding a football pitch where a game is underway.

Sep 7

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ILLUMINATION

Growing Up, I Didn’t Know My Daddy Was Santa Claus

He always knows how to bring the magic to life.

Jun 11

Bearded man with round gold frames sits in front of a Christmas tree in a Santa suit with a baby on his lap.

Jun 11

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New Writers Welcome

An Awakening of an Environmentalist

A Poem

May 26

An Awakening of an Environmentalist

May 26

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Middle-Pause

I Always Wanted to Be a Mother

*Sensitivity note — memories of sexual abuse included in this essay.

May 17

I Always Wanted to Be a Mother

May 17

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Imogene’s Notebook

A Child of Antarctica

A poem

Apr 17

PHOTO OF Antarctica ice and water

Apr 17

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Exploring avocation as a writer after spending nearly 30 years as career expatriate and professional in global mobility. Insta @patacaliente1963/

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