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Elise Seyfried
Hail, Rex!

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I am not acquainted with many people named Rex, and up until now, none personally. There’s Rex...
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Ex Files

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I have no old boyfriends. Steve was my one and only serious relationship, begun at the tender age...
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Would You Rather?

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

It’s a game I’ve played with youth group at church over the years, and it’s always good for some...
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Quickly Heightening

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

“Satire is what closes Saturday night.” --playwright George S. Kauffman (he was kidding, sorta)...
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Camp Nana-Pa

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I was never a camper, happy or otherwise. No lanyards, or singalongs, or bonfires, or mosquito-...
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Soul of an Octopus

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I recall entirely too much of the false narrative of American history as imparted by my big fat...
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Saint John of the Bridge

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

“Pray. Then move your feet.” --John Lewis As a tenderhearted young boy, one of 10 children in a...
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Die, Spotted Lanternflies!! Die!!

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Well, it figured. Our family has (so far, please Lord) been spared COVID-19, and we haven’t seen...
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The Gambler

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em... –Kenny Rogers I...
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Of Bottle Rockets and Roman Candles

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I believe I missed the memo about the mandatory nightly fireworks lately. The showy displays of...
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Convenienced

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Searching for a topic for my blog posts can be challenging, but not last Saturday! Because it was...
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My Hermit Crab Essay

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I’ve decided to spend a bit of time studying the writer’s craft (why not?) One thing I’ve been...
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Completely Engaged

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I never did much speculating about my children's future spouses—all I really cared about was that...
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Things Fall Apart, and That’s OK Right Now

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Entropy may be defined (very) simply this way: everything in the universe tends to become more and...
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Not Going Gently

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

“Do not go gentle into that good night/ Rage, rage against the dying of the light...
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Taking Off the Training Wheels

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Grandson Aiden has had his snazzy new bike for more than two weeks now. While he looks tiny perched...
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Green Screen

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

My friend Teresa introduced me to a lovely Facebook group “View From My Window.” VFMW consists of...
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On The (Tiger) Beat

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

“Tyger, tyger burning bright/In the forests of the night…” --William Blake As desperate as I am for...
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In Each Other’s Shoes

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Ever since my diagnosis of bipolar disorder in 2006, I have been trying (hard) to explain what it...
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Imposter No More!

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

You’ve heard of “imposter syndrome”? The (usually unwarranted) feeling that you are not qualified...