A new essay at HuffPost which details my recent cancer experience. Yes, you can get skin cancer anywhere you have skin. I’m forever grateful that my doc brought this freckle to my attention! Thanks to @noahmichelson.bsky.social for giving this story a home! www.huffpost.com/entry/vulvar...

A Routine Physical Revealed Something Unusual On My Private Parts. My Doctor’s Words A Few Weeks Later Left Me Shaken.

"I knew that no doctor makes an 'all clear' phone call at 8 a.m. I realized, instead, she was going to tell me bad news. And she did."

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For the rest of the world, Motown was great pop music. But for Detroit, it was a deep source of pride and identity that continues to resonate today.

To Detroiters, Motown is more than just music

The story of Motown Records is a quintessentially American story about the American Dream, civil rights and entrepreneurship — but it has a special significance in Detroit, where it all started.

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My essay at @opensecretsmag.bsky.social in which I talk frankly about marriage and motherhood. Let me know what you think!

Open Secrets Magazine@opensecretsmag.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@lorit-s.bsky.social writes about what it was like to be married to a neurodivergent husband: opensecretsmagazine.com/p/husband-ad... “I would ask him on Monday to do something on Thursday and, by Thursday, not only was the plan ignored, he often had no recollection of our conversation.”

“While it’s difficult to feel complacent, it’s far worse to be complicit.” Thanks @margaretatwood.bsky.social for a thoughtful evening with some much-needed humor. Because, after all, even a Handmaid gets to laugh once in a while. And I’m sure I wasn’t the only one teary while singing Oh, Canada.

Betty. The sweetest girl ever. Fourteen years wasn’t nearly enough. Run free and catch all the tennis balls. ❤️

With Tahlequah in the news again for a happy reason, I thought I’d re-share my essay about her from a few years back. See comment for her story. www.themanifeststation.net/2021/01/19/t...

Time, Touch, and a Whale’s Grief | The Manifest Station

Holding the calf on her forehead meant Tahlequah had to swim for long periods above water, then dip below, drop the calf, take a breath and find her again.

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Kevin would be alive today if he’d had the Gardasil vaccine as a pre-teen. Both our kids are vaccinated-our son was off-label as it wasn’t yet approved for boys and we knew it was effective. Vaccines work. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙@mommamia.bsky.social · 2y ago

A little louder for the folks in the back: The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

Thank you, Library Journal, for including I Can’t Remember if I Cried in your list of the top books of 2024! I’m thrilled to be listed with writers whose work I love and admire!

Has Dark Brandon finally entered the building? If so, I’m here for it. @joebidenbsky.bsky.social

Watching No Dress Rehearsal, the Tragically Hip doc. My late husband Kevin, loved the Hip. We saw them several times and adopted them as our own because of Detroit’s proximity to Canada. Gord’s story is mythical. And the music was so good, start to finish. 🍁 @tragicallyhip.bsky.social

Hey BlueSky friends, the skies are blue over the Miami Book Fair this weekend. I’ll be there Sunday at noon, Miami Dade College, Bldg 8, Room 8202. I’ll be joined by Peggy Sue Honeyman Scott (widow of James Honeyman Scott of the Pretenders). Moderated by Holly Gleason. Hope to see you!

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this. Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.

Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky

It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

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