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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.

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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.

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“Story is the shortest distance to the human heart.”

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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Ten
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Ten

I got back to it this week! This time with my sisters. Jo Ann was here from Virginia and Rebecca … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Ten

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Nine
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Nine

I’ve not spent much time at the dig lately, busying myself with book publication stuff. (Big happening coming soon!) My … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Nine

My Mother’s Remington Rand
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My Mother’s Remington Rand

I’ll be back to the Big Dig on the page here this weekend, but first this fun little story about … Continue reading My Mother’s Remington Rand

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Eight
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Eight

I dreamed about the excavation this week. Maybe it’s time to get back to the dig site; it’s been a … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Eight

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Seven
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Seven

My parents were wordies. One year in the late 1970s, I gave them an Upwords game for Christmas. It turned … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Seven

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Six
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Six

When the sun returns after the epic monsoon and flooding, that came on the heels of snowmaggedon, I load the … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Six

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Five
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Five

My family moved thirty miles down Interstate 5 in 1960. I was eight years old. That ribbon of highway marked … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Five

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four

I took time off from the dig to create gifts for my sisters from my mother’s collections for craft projects. … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Three
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Three

My mother was earnest, I will give her that. Not only that, but definitely that. This week’s tackle is the … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Three

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Two
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Two

My mother’s superpower was, it seems, the will to collect, prepare, and press leaves and flowers. I hope she took … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Two

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