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KEEP FORWARD GOING
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KEEP FORWARD GOING

Posted on January 31, 2023February 12, 2023 by Michelle Martinez

The first time I ever had a Marine in uniform show up at my door, […]

Get Up, Momma
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Get Up, Momma

Posted on April 1, 2022April 17, 2022 by Michelle Martinez

As I struggled in my puddle on the shower floor, my Boi’s gentle, calm voice cut through the pain, “Get up momma. You don’t belong down there!”

Somewhere Above the Fog
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Somewhere Above the Fog

Posted on February 6, 2022March 8, 2022 by Michelle Martinez

Lucid dreams by night often become blurry by dawn, and the light of a new […]

Finding Joy After Loss… Is it even possible?
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Finding Joy After Loss… Is it even possible?

Posted on October 24, 2021October 25, 2021 by Michelle Martinez

At first, loss can feel like you are living in an absolute nightmare, except you […]

Ghost Dreams
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Ghost Dreams

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by Michelle Martinez

(Note: This post was written before the massive shut-downs and stay-at-home orders that have taken […]

Ohhh, To Live Again…
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Ohhh, To Live Again…

Posted on August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 by Michelle Martinez

At what point do we progress from merely “riding the ride” to actually enjoying it? […]

Into the Light with My Six Silver Moonbeams…
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Into the Light with My Six Silver Moonbeams…

Posted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 by Michelle Martinez

In grief, we unwittingly tend to tip-toe around certain subjects, events, memories, people, places, and […]

Riding the Ride
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Riding the Ride

Posted on January 6, 2020January 27, 2020 by Michelle Martinez

Grief is often compared to ocean waves—for me, it is often experienced through the lenses […]

It Is Not the Same River, and I Am Not the Same Woman…
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It Is Not the Same River, and I Am Not the Same Woman…

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 by Michelle Martinez

It has been said that no man can step into the same river twice… “for […]

Reworking My Masterpiece
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Reworking My Masterpiece

Posted on August 28, 2019May 11, 2020 by Michelle Martinez

Trauma can be an opportunity to start anew. When we have all that was ever […]

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Uninvited Guest

Posted on June 10, 2019March 10, 2020 by Michelle Martinez

Uninvited Guest is a small piece I composed several months after Josie’s passing. It took […]

Grief, but NOT Despair: the First Days
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Grief, but NOT Despair: the First Days

Posted on May 17, 2019May 26, 2020 by Michelle Martinez

In the first days, it was my innate instinct to cling to all that was […]

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