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I Am

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I am the daughter of a mother whose American roots were planted with the Mayflower and an immigrant father, who wanted to live where all […]

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April 30, 2020Elise
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The Whole Cloth

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They tell you to look ahead, to keep your eyes on the prize, to watch where you’re going, to let the past go because it’s […]

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April 28, 2020Elise
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Time for Some Change

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The soda machine at work has always been my friend. While others crave their break time coffee, I like my caffeine cold and bubbly. It’s […]

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April 26, 2020Elise
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The Squirrels’s Conversation

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Here we are at day 25 of the PAD challenge. 5/6s of the way to the finish line. Today’s prompt asked me to write a […]

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April 25, 2020Elise
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Thinking About Squirrels

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When I was a little girl and lived in the city I was excited by the squirrels that would run along my mother’s clothesline from […]

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April 24, 2020Elise
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Social Drinking

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I’ve never been a big drinker; even when I was young I never wanted to get drunk and lose control. The idea of doing things […]

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April 23, 2020Elise
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Quirky

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She was a normal young woman. Normal as strawberries in June. Normal as grass is green, eight balls being black, chopsticks in China, and umbrellas […]

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April 22, 2020Elise
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Love Tanka

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He sits by the bed holding her hand as she sleeps Tears run down his face Their hearts still beat together He cannot live without […]

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April 21, 2020Elise
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This Trial of Humanity

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A fist bump can never take the place of an embrace, and though smiles can reach into our eyes, their full measure cannot be seen […]

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April 19, 2020Elise
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If Only

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In these tarnished weeks of quarantine, when everything seems bleak and every day is the same as the day before, I dream of vacations past, […]

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April 17, 2020Elise

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Elise Skidmore's books on Goodreads
A Dance of Dreams A Dance of Dreams
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ratings: 5 (avg rating 5.00)

When Leaves Fall When Leaves Fall
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ratings: 4 (avg rating 5.00)

Poems from the Edge of Spring Poems from the Edge of Spring
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Trio: A Collection of Previous Volumes Trio: A Collection of Previous Volumes
ratings: 2 (avg rating 5.00)

Moments in Time – 22 Stories Moments in Time – 22 Stories
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