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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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Mother Lode: The Trailer!
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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!

Summer of 70: An Epic Hike Reprised
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Summer of 70: An Epic Hike Reprised

August 18, 2022 / Indian Henry’s Hunting Ground / 14.5 mi / 98.4 of 101 Autumn 2017 “My mother was … Continue reading Summer of 70: An Epic Hike Reprised

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?”

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Gratitude and Grief
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Gratitude and Grief

As I stand in the window this Thanksgiving morning and watch the sky change minute by minute, tears slide down … Continue reading Gratitude and Grief

All Souls’ Day: Remembering My Mother
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All Souls’ Day: Remembering My Mother

She’s been gone six months and eleven days. It seems like forever. It feels like she was never here, that … Continue reading All Souls’ Day: Remembering My Mother

Daughter Off Duty: Still Learning
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Daughter Off Duty: Still Learning

Her obsession, and it could only be called that, with writing about her mother’s life both flummoxed and exasperated my … Continue reading Daughter Off Duty: Still Learning

Just Another (mis)Adventure Log: Kendall Katwalk
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Just Another (mis)Adventure Log: Kendall Katwalk

Dateline: July 17, 2018 I can’t tell you what Kendall Katwalk looks like, because after some 17 miles of a … Continue reading Just Another (mis)Adventure Log: Kendall Katwalk

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