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Knitting Is A Gift
I’ve been knitting since I was 11, and over the years I’ve knit a lot of gifts… hats, scarves, blankets, gloves, potholders, and even dolls. But this year, I was able to use my actual knitting ability as a gift. Scott is a friend I’ve known since middle school, when my family moved from Orange…
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Why Isn’t the World More Like Star Trek?
My name is Genevieve and I’m a trekkie. If you told my 25-year-old or even 30-year-old self that I wrote those words, she’d be equal parts horrified and refusal to believe it. But here we are. I knew a little bit about Star Trek when I was a kid. I knew there was a Spock…
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Finding Solace in Baseball
My family have been baseball fans for decades. My mother was a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a girl. When I was a child, our parents took us to both Dodger games and Angel games. I remember the big A in the parking lot of Angel stadium, but I also remember cheering on Steve…
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2020, too?
That seems to be the big “funny/not funny” meme right now… that 2022 is just going to be a repeat of 2020, but I’m going to say I disagree. I mean, we can go look at what happened in 2020 (at least in my retelling of our year). I don’t think it will be a…
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Menopause – What Nobody Tells Women
I am a woman. I am 51. It took a looooooong time for me to admit I was getting close to 50. Then, when I turned 50, I only told people I was “turning a big number.” Now that I’ve gone past that number, it doesn’t seem so scary. Maybe that’s because I know no…
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Closing A Chapter
Twelve & a half years ago, I had an idea to write a knitting book. I was fortunate enough to find an agent (be found, actually), find some wonderfully talented designers, and then get picked up by a publisher. I met some friends in the process, got to see my book in a local bookstore,…
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The Divided States of America
In 2009, I was so excited for our future, and our nation. We were about to witness the Inauguration of the first African American President, and someone I personally canvassed for. The world seemed like things were going in a great direction. I celebrated on Inauguration Day with a group of friends at my house,…
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Watching Yourself Do Your Job
As teachers, we show up each day and do the best we can for the kids in our care. We plan what we think will work for what they need to learn. We’re flexible when things don’t work out the way we’d planned, or if a fire drill interrupts our lesson. We are used to…
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What on Earth are You Thankful For?
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Usually, we spend it with my family – my parents and my brother and sister-in-law. Sometimes if we’re lucky, one or both of my “Seattle brothers” is able to come visit. One year, we had Thanksgiving in San Francisco with all but one brother. This year, because of Covid-19 and the risk…