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Gretchen Staebler

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.

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Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver
She promises one year, living with her stubbornly independent 96-year-old mother, cleaning out the house her parents had stashed musty history in for five decades, and getting her mother moved elsewhere. Four years later, the author is still trying to stay sane in the face of her mother’s increasing dementia, fighting old battles and learning respect and acceptance.
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“Story is the shortest distance to the human heart.”

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The Book of Regrets: A Braided Story
Daughter Off Duty

The Book of Regrets: A Braided Story

On this date, seventy-nine years ago, my parents were married. In the parlor of the biggest church in Dallas. It … Continue reading The Book of Regrets: A Braided Story

Mother Lode: The Trailer!
Daughter Off Duty

Mother Lode: The Trailer!

Now playing! Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver, the trailer!  View the trailer! The Story: It’s been a long time in … Continue reading Mother Lode: The Trailer!

Ten Years, the Hero’s Journey
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Ten Years, the Hero’s Journey

Movies, plays, novels, and even memoirs, follow a plot structure known as the “hero’s journey.” There are seventeen steps divided … Continue reading Ten Years, the Hero’s Journey

Four Years after Midnight
Daughter Off Duty

Four Years after Midnight

Early in the morning, four years ago today, my mother took her last silent breath while I sat nearby, writing … Continue reading Four Years after Midnight

I Have a Brand New Website!
About the Book

I Have a Brand New Website!

Kind of makes me want to burst into song: “I have a brand new pair of roller skates, you have … Continue reading I Have a Brand New Website!

The World is Mud-luscious and Puddle-wonderful
Adventure Log

The World is Mud-luscious and Puddle-wonderful

There are two days with sunny forecasts sandwiched between days of possible rain. I decide to finally go out to … Continue reading The World is Mud-luscious and Puddle-wonderful

Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down

March 27, 2021 For the past seven months—to the day as I write this—I have spent four days of nearly … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down

Pandemic Tools from the Mother Lode
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Pandemic Tools from the Mother Lode

I’m up at 5:00. I feed the cat, turn on the electric fireplace, fill the teapot. While the water heats … Continue reading Pandemic Tools from the Mother Lode

Notes from the New Decade
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Notes from the New Decade

Or the end of the old one, depending on your opinion, and the facts. Technicalities aside, the 10s was big … Continue reading Notes from the New Decade

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