“The assisted living residence called last week. Mama’s name is the waiting list there. Every now and then over the years they would call when her “favorite apartment” opened up. She kept telling them she wasn’t ready. They called a few months before I moved home, and she called me.” read more
Leaving Before the Rains Come
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Gretchen Staebler
I am a Pacific Northwest native transplanted to the southeast for 36 years. In 2012, I returned to my childhood home and fell in love with this corner of the country again. I am a grandmother, a storywriter, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer. Check out my website (and my memoir) at www.gretchenstaebler.com. View all posts by Gretchen Staebler
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