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A Reason to Give Thanks, A Mother's Wish

 Pilgrims of the MayflowerWooden Structure on the Mound(In the Forest clearing, left of the Maize fields)Plymouth Rock, New World Now relocated to the heavens and beyond RE: Finding Grace Dear Pilgrims~  Read more >

Your Children Are Not Yours to Keep

For most women—especially this woman—letting go isn’t easy to do, we don’t fully grasp the concept. We are plastic wrap, double-sided sticky tape, bubble gum on the bottom of a rubber-soled-shoe, skin-on-skin—we invest for the long haul, and our cling is stronger than super glue on steroids.   We do not go gently. I attempted to make a list of all times I let go without having a gun at my head forcing me to let go.  It went like this…  Read more >

The Spooky Art of Being Human

 Before I deemed myself an artist, I was a Stepford Wife.  I put everything and everyone before me.  In my pre-artist world, I didn't grant myself privileges of indulgence or excess.  It's odd to admit that to myself because I have always been employed and capable of supporting myself without any help.  Referring to myself as a Stepford Wife is my metaphor for assimilating into a catatonic mental state and denying my own self a full existence.   (For the record, I have never been tall, blonde, anorexic  looking, and although once coveted, physical per  Read more >

Mothers, We All Have One…..

Mom has called to say she was flying in for a mini-break.  Nana travels by plane to reach us because we don’t share the same zip code.  ‘I want do some shopping in the City,” she tells me in a rush, “I arrive at 10:20 on Thursday morning in Oakland.”  Click.  (None of the people in my immediate family says good-bye at the end of a phone call.  It is assumed after the final sentence the conversation is over, followed promptly  Read more >

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Brenda Moguez
Member Since
March 2011
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Day job: Client Engagement Manager Night Job: Writer
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