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You’re in her heart, but she’s in your head

You’re in her heart, but she’s in your head

by Lisa Marlin | Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Middle Age, Parenting

Though I could no longer ask Mom about the things she always told me, I wondered what words of mine might still be taking up space in the brains of my three adult kids.

They don’t give medals for this

They don’t give medals for this

by Lisa Marlin | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Parenting, Running

She asked me to please, please wait at the finish line when I was done and get a picture of her crossing. Only it didn’t happen as she had pictured.

The day I got lucky, 13 years ago

The day I got lucky, 13 years ago

by Lisa Marlin | Mar 17, 2016 | Blog, Parenting, Published, Writing

I’ve chosen this lucky day to post my first ever paid-to-be-published piece here, blasting it into cyberspace amidst the dust of comets and stars and words that live forever.

From me to me, listen up!

From me to me, listen up!

by Lisa Marlin | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog, Writing

I am dazed and amazed that she had the foresight to provide me with such hindsight.

Stranger at the pay phone

Stranger at the pay phone

by Lisa Marlin | Mar 8, 2016 | Blog, Parenting, Spiritual

As she began speaking to an operator, my mind wandered to a blood-splattered ER where I envisioned my little boy grimacing in pain and crying for his mommy, me.

Why my Bombeck badge matters

Why my Bombeck badge matters

by Lisa Marlin | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog, Parenting, Writing

This badge arrived attached to an email announcing that one of my essays now lives on the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop website.

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