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Dredging the Depths

April 12, 2022

Of course, I got all the money. Dad disinherited both my brothers because they all hated each other. Now they hate me too even though I do send my younger brother money every month. He wants more so he hates me. There was no way our dad would repair broken fences or rebuild burned bridges … More Dredging the Depths

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I am a Floridian, as shocking as that is. Here I am after 40 years living in Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain, and England. My working life brought me all over the world as a development worker, social researcher, child advocate, disaster responder, environmental activist, and feminist. In retirement I am a gardener, an avid bicyclist, hat-wearer, trouble-maker, and grumpy old woman.

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