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Scorched earth

By the Tall Girl On September 14, 2017 · Leave a Comment

It feels like 2017 is trying to take all it can from me.

Some of the losses are small, and some — like losing my aunt to cancer — are too big and fresh and complex to process. But it wears at me, feeling like life keeps taking things from me: not just things that […]

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Writing Prompt: Storm

By the Tall Girl On April 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The U.S. is experiencing some severe weather again this week, with thunderstorms, rain, hail, tornadoes, and even snow, depending on where you are. Storms are ripe with dramatic potential, since they can force your characters to cope with extreme, even life-threatening circumstances. As a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, I can state with certainty that severe […]

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Where Are You Going?

By the Tall Girl On January 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Where Are You Going by Dave Matthews is one of my favorite songs — and for some time now, it’s been the $64,000 question, so to speak. After Hurricane Katrina, my parents and I decided that New Orleans was no longer a good place to be and that we would relocate as soon as […]

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Breathe

By the Tall Girl On September 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

My grandmother went to the doctor yesterday. As a precaution — probably at Mom’s urging — he gave her a prescription for oxygen. I went over there last night to find one of the big metal tanks lurking in the corner of the room.

My grandfather was on oxygen for several years at the end […]

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