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Ophelia Rising

Ophelia Rising

http://www.ophelia-rising.com

A mixture of parenting struggles and triumphs, poetry, thoughts and tips about the writing process, and general musings on the state of our lives in this world as we know it.

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  • from the ridiculous to the sublime

    Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 20:13

    {In an effort to somehow pluck myself from this Bizarro World into which we’ve all apparently been catapulted, this particular post will explore a relatively benign topic. There is so much I could say, but…well, how much can one say when up is do...

  • huh?

    Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 11:59 in

    Palin’s response to Biden’s comments about how the middle class has been short-changed during the Bush administration, and how McCain will continue Bush’s policies (verbatim): “Say it ain’t so, Joe, there you go again po...

  • singing lullabies

    Posted on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 19:37 in , jack, music, olivia, parenting, singing

    Liv’s favorite bedtime song has been “Hush Little Baby,” as of late. Not knowing the lyrics completely, I’ve fudged it a bit: “Hush little baby, don’t say a word Mama’s gonna buy you a mockingbird If that mockingbird won’t sing Mama...

  • in which ophelia attempts to chuck her boots

    Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 19:53 in

    Robb’s post on his old backpack got me thinking about my old friends - my hiking boots, my Raichle’s. I’ve had these for about 20 years, I think. They’ve been hesitantly placed in the throw-away pile more than once, before being snatched up...

  • a map of me

    Posted on Thursday September 25th, 2008 at 15:03

    Please go and check out my new blog site, entitled, “A Map of Me.” It’s about my personal journey as a writer. http://amapofme.wordpress.com/ Hope to see you there!       ...

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rainforestrobin

Robin Easton

This is wonderful writing. I don't think there is a Mom around who would not relate to Ophelia's sentiments. Even if you are not a Mom, which I am not, I think you will resonate with the bare-bones human expression here. Good work. Thank you, Ophelia.

Posted: Friday April 11th, 2008 at 09:15 | More Reviews From rainforestrobin | Report This Comment

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