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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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Yoga, Puzzles & Book Marketing
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Yoga, Puzzles & Book Marketing

What do a yoga mat, a jigsaw puzzle, and book marketing have in common? Let’s take  a dive into that. … Continue reading Yoga, Puzzles & Book Marketing

Longer than Elephants: Giving Birth
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Longer than Elephants: Giving Birth

October 18, 2022 Conceiving It’s been a ten years gestation. (That’s five times as long as elephants.) The story began … Continue reading Longer than Elephants: Giving Birth

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
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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

I Have a Brand New Website!
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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!

National Caregivers Day & a Teaser
Daughter Off Duty

National Caregivers Day & a Teaser

Today, the third Friday in February, is National Caregivers Day.  It’s been almost four years since my mother died, and … Continue reading National Caregivers Day & a Teaser

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part One
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part One

“An archeological excavation is the exposure, processing, and recording of archeological remains.” I have been living in my family home … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part One

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

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

New times at Three of Earth Farm Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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