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Climbing Up A Skyscraper Won't Change My Life, But It Might Be Fun
I’m excited. Tomorrow, for the second time, I’ll get to test my new tracking system for climbing the stairwell of a nearby building 32...
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Sep 17, 20245 min read


How Words I Said Today Are A Lesson for What I Don't Want Said Tomorrow
It was such a glorious day. The sky soared in its hopeful blue, the jet contrails streaking east to west, north to south, giving a depth...
stephaniewilson
Sep 10, 20245 min read


If I Can Accept The Simultaneity of Life, I'll Accept Life
I was walking the other day when I rounded the corner and saw him — or her. A stone-cold raccoon lying on the edge of the road. Flies...
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Sep 3, 20245 min read


Happy End of Summer!
Friends, Happy End of Summer! The Little Cartoon Blog is taking a hiatus this week and will return next week. Ahh, it feels so good to...
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Aug 27, 20241 min read


Am I Glad I Was Born? What Kind Of Question Is That?
The other day I asked my son whether I could have just as easily been a rock instead of me. He looked at me, knowing I was up to my usual...
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Aug 20, 20245 min read


Churchill's Wisdom Can Keep Us From Our Dark Imagination
After coming out of a recent period of worry and anxiety — a lovely, occasional tradition of mine — I looked online for that old quote we...
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Aug 13, 20245 min read


The Day My Team Saved A Life
I was near the check-out line at Walmart when I saw her. A little thing. A sparrow. A being from the great natural realm, not from the...
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Aug 6, 20245 min read


All These Years, My Life Left Me Secret Notes
They started when I was a baby. The first one wasn’t written, it was spoken, from my grandmother’s lips to my mom’s ear, but it brushed...
stephaniewilson
Jul 30, 20245 min read


Teenage Camp Counselors Give Me Hope For Humanity
At the rec center, in the hallway between the small rooms that house summer camp classes, young campers and teen counselors put on the...
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Jul 23, 20245 min read


What If I Can Learn To Accept Help With A Whole Heart, Not A Cringe?
The other day I wheeled twelve bags of crushed rock across the Home Depot parking lot to my car and opened my back hatch. I hadn’t lifted...
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Jul 16, 20244 min read


How Kitten's Death Showed Me Breath Which Showed Me Life
I was spread out with all my diva needs on my sectional couch, writing and reading, while my 18-year-old cat sprawled next to me atop a...
stephaniewilson
Jul 9, 20245 min read


Old July Memories Still Grow In The Garden of Me
This week in the US we celebrate our Independence Day. There’ll be fireworks, BBQs, parades, all kinds of gatherings, or relaxing for a...
stephaniewilson
Jul 2, 20244 min read


Life In The Dumpster As We Live Up To Someone Else's Standards
If you could be anyone at all, who would you be? You’ve heard this question. It’s an oldie but goodie. It helps put a finger on a big...
stephaniewilson
Jun 25, 20245 min read


Winging It With One Shoe At The Grocery Store
The other day I arrived at the entrance to my local grocery store with one shoe on, one shoe off. Just twenty yards prior, the strap of...
stephaniewilson
Jun 18, 20245 min read


This Old Song Showed Me The Span of Time
The other day I watched two people sing a song on YouTube and I lost my mind. I’m still thinking about it — and the tears still come. I’m...
stephaniewilson
Jun 11, 20244 min read


Life With The Warm Fuzzies and Cryptosporidium Practical Jokes
I have a talent for catastrophizing, but I also have a talent for fun — two poles on the orb of my head that account for the pull in...
stephaniewilson
Jun 4, 20244 min read


I Want To Be Good To Myself, But What About My Future Self?
I know I am loveable because I love myself. Not in the sense that you’re thinking — beautiful self-love and acceptance, which I’m working...
stephaniewilson
May 28, 20245 min read


Is Humility A Luxury Item Or A Necessity?
Recently, I’ve been flooded with proof of how special people can be, and I’d never have seen it if I hadn’t paid attention. It’s easy for...
stephaniewilson
May 21, 20244 min read


My Grandmother's Bowl Is Worth More Than A Picasso
My sister and I had a conversation with my mom the other day about how my siblings and I will decide who gets what objects when my mom...
stephaniewilson
May 14, 20245 min read


Grief And Dandelions At The U.S. Military Academy
Oh, grief, you ruthless friend, what will you teach me today? You showed up in my car the other day and all I wanted was to shove you out...
stephaniewilson
May 7, 20245 min read