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Michelle Walsh
- May 16
- 1 min
In the Name of...
A piece inspired by the poem by Padraig O'Tauma: taught to me during Wild Writing by Laurie Wagner In the name of sinking into four inch...
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Michelle Walsh
- Apr 24
- 2 min
The Church Ladies
My mantra going into any retreat experience is simple: get the heck out of the way and let the Holy Spirit do the heavy lifting. I am a...
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Michelle Walsh
- Apr 18
- 2 min
First Apartment
We drove 6 and ½ hours to visit something for the very first time - my kid’s apartment in Tustin, California. It’s okay if you are not...
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Michelle Walsh
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Viva la France
See this? See how Emma leans into her younger sister with a mixed sense of relief and coming home? See how her older sister towers over...
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Michelle Walsh
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Eat the Thing
PSA: I use the f-word in this piece. (both the 3 letter and 4 letter versions) I used to be the girl who never ate breakfast because,...
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Michelle Walsh
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Bring Your Drum
I have given up trying to fit in. It never works. Besides, those that hear me beating my drum, come from their corners beating their...
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Michelle Walsh
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Carbo Loading
I have been carbo loading lately. No, I am not training for an intense physical event. Yes, I am emotionally eating like my life depends...
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Michelle Walsh
- Mar 14
- 1 min
You are Good
Instead of telling my girls, “Be good,” as they walk out the door, I am going to start reminding them, “You are good.” You are good Right...
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Michelle Walsh
- Mar 3
- 1 min
Guitar Solo
I sat hunkered over my bowl of chicken vegetable soup, slurping the warm goodness down like it down like an Olympic event. I was taking...
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Michelle Walsh
- Feb 27
- 1 min
Before I Forget
“Honey, I need to tell you something before I forget," Foxy said. Mom stayed with us more often as the Cancer progressed because I...
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Michelle Walsh
- Feb 6
- 1 min
Surprise!
I can keep a secret like a vault. But surprises? Not a chance. Especially if I am orchestrating the "surprise". I become very excited to...
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Michelle Walsh
- Feb 3
- 1 min
It's Just My Heart
I finally did a thing. I sifted 1,000,000 children’s books into 5 piles for my daughters. You see, each year for their birthday or...
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Michelle Walsh
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Wide Open Spaces
My kid quit her job. It was sucking the life out of her on an exponential level. Tomorrow she’s packing up her car and moving down south....
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Michelle Walsh
- Jan 29
- 2 min
Belonging
I hid behind my mom’s skirts because even though it was unspoken, scarcity cloaked each room in our home with cigarette smoke. I dared...
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Michelle Walsh
- Jan 20
- 2 min
R.I.P. Chirp
We rescued an injured bird from our front yard. Sometime overnight, in the comfort of a Costco trash bag cardboard box, she died. And now...
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Michelle Walsh
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Kids Second
Extra time, extra money, and extra patience. Things I had plenty of BC - before children. AC - after children, I am left with a few...
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Michelle Walsh
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Liberation
While other teens were listening to Prince, Huey Lewis and the Police on their walk mans, my soundtrack sounded more like, “Eat an apple...
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Michelle Walsh
- Jan 2
- 1 min
I Want This for You
If you're reading this, I want this for you. And I am not just saying that. I really want it for you. (Two renditions of the same exact...
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Michelle Walsh
- Dec 26, 2022
- 1 min
Four Letter Word
I have made saying “I love you” to friends, family members and strangers a regular and awkward thing. It began over twenty years ago when...
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