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

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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

Winner! “What Did You Make During the Pandemic?”
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Winner! “What Did You Make During the Pandemic?”

Remember back in late March I made a list of things I had made during the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” … Continue reading Winner! “What Did You Make During the Pandemic?”

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

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Honoring the Past…and Cursing the Remains
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Honoring the Past…and Cursing the Remains

I’m immersed in the past living in this house, even as I continue to update it. I’ve moved more stuff … Continue reading Honoring the Past…and Cursing the Remains

The Twelve Days of Christmas: My mother saved everything, or my life in crafts
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The Twelve Days of Christmas: My mother saved everything, or my life in crafts

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas The last gift I gave to my mother. You may recall, if you regularly … Continue reading The Twelve Days of Christmas: My mother saved everything, or my life in crafts

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My Own Goodreads

I’ve read some great memoirs about relationships with elderly parents lately, and a helpful book about writing memoir. If you … Continue reading My Own Goodreads

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