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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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Last Chance to Order “Letters Home”!
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Last Chance to Order “Letters Home”!

“War is in full swing in Europe and the Nazis are winning. The United States has a neutrality act in … Continue reading Last Chance to Order “Letters Home”!

Kickass Grandparenting: How to Tell a Story—101
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Kickass Grandparenting: How to Tell a Story—101

Adrian, who turned five last week, is a burgeoning storyteller. During the eight months of Pandemic School at Three of … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: How to Tell a Story—101

Of Winter Storms, Pandemic, and WWII: Unprepared
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Of Winter Storms, Pandemic, and WWII: Unprepared

I flip on the light over my bed at five o’clock Saturday morning and unplug my phone and scroll through … Continue reading Of Winter Storms, Pandemic, and WWII: Unprepared

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Finding Cozy
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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Finding Cozy

Thanksgiving 1944, FranceDarling — This afternoon was a “Thanksgiving Day.” It was cloudy with the sun shining just now and … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Finding Cozy

Three of Earth School: Norms for Abnormal Times
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Three of Earth School: Norms for Abnormal Times

It was a difficult Monday afternoon. It was the Tuesday afternoon from hell. There were very big feelings among all … Continue reading Three of Earth School: Norms for Abnormal Times

Letters from the War: 75 years ago today
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Letters from the War: 75 years ago today

Today is my birthday. In 2020, we are in the midst of a pandemic; not the beginning, far from the … Continue reading Letters from the War: 75 years ago today

Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain Forest
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Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain Forest

June 18, 2020 “‘Weep,’ calls a toad from the water’s edge. And I do. If grief can be a doorway … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain Forest

A Call for Statesmen
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A Call for Statesmen

“Pop Staebler was serious when it came to politics, and he thought Republican was the only way to vote. That … Continue reading A Call for Statesmen

Warbegone: Progress Update
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Warbegone: Progress Update

Yesterday, as I approached the end of excerpting my father’s 600 letters from WWII—the last of the siblings to return … Continue reading Warbegone: Progress Update

The Trials: 1946 & 2020
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The Trials: 1946 & 2020

I have been watching the impeachment trial on some days, and listening to the news wrap up and commentary at … Continue reading The Trials: 1946 & 2020

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