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It always seemed like by the time I would notice that the magnolia blossoms had opened, the petals had begun to fade and fall from the...
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Patty Ihm
Apr 9, 20213 min read
Outbuildings
The property was maybe a forty-five minute drive from my grandparents’ house in the St. Louis city limits, but the contrast between the...
Patty Ihm
Jan 5, 20213 min read
New Garbage
She remembered things differently from what I could recall. Seasoned in some ways, I couldn’t see what was right in front of me. Despite...
Patty Ihm
Sep 6, 20204 min read
re: Peaches
As we pulled up the long drive to my friend’s house, we were greeted enthusiastically by a little girl, the picture of sunshine, wielding...
Patty Ihm
Jun 12, 20203 min read
A Piece of Crap
I had a dream that I lost little Gabriel, only he was somehow also Moses. We were at a medical appointment at a hospital. He was with me...
Patty Ihm
May 14, 20203 min read
I Wish I Could Tell You
As a little girl, on my sick days from school, the best part of the day was the half hour when I could sit in my dad’s recliner in my...
Patty Ihm
Mar 25, 20204 min read
You Always Did Love the Ocean
It was hard to discern where the brilliant blue sky became the ocean’s choppy waves, where the hope looked more like fear. From his...
Patty Ihm
Jan 30, 20203 min read
A Hero’s Hand
“Don’t let anyone say that it’s just a game…” A friend mentioned that in just a few weeks, it will be time for pitchers and catchers to...
Patty Ihm
Jan 14, 20203 min read
Fostering Words: Love Isn’t Enough, But At Least It’s Something
As a fresh spring chicken of a foster parent, I was given by one of my dearest friends a candy-pink shirt with the words, “Love is Not...
Patty Ihm
Nov 17, 20193 min read
The Long Winter
We don’t have to go back to some of the hard things. We have come so very far. Last year at this time, as the cold set in, we were...
Patty Ihm
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Darkness and Light
My mom sent a photo. It’s hard even to think of my parents as senior citizens, though I am nearly one myself. The image shows...
Patty Ihm
Oct 7, 20194 min read
Where We Are: My Medical Cannabis for Autism Update
“I had a great time. Can’t wait until next week.” Well, that was a relief, because the faces he made during the hour-and-fifteen-minute...
Patty Ihm
Jul 29, 20194 min read
Trying to be a Farm Girl
My nine-year-old and a couple of his buddies were loading into our car after baseball practice. Before I had started the engine, he...
Patty Ihm
Mar 13, 20194 min read
Raccoon Vs. Chicken Vs. Me
As far as I could see, the gravel road stretched into the expanse of the dreary midday. The road seemed to lead to nowhere, but I felt as...
Patty Ihm
Feb 24, 20192 min read
Circus Freaks and an Animal Parade
I didn’t know what to say, so I didn’t say anything. I had no idea what to do, so I did nothing. Still, the days passed, and there was...
Patty Ihm
Jan 30, 20194 min read
Open My Eyes; Take Me To My People
It sure is cold outside. She was as sweet a baby as ever I have known, and I was so happy that she was mine. But actually, she wasn’t...
Patty Ihm
Dec 28, 20182 min read
When the Gates Go Down: So Much I Wish I Could Say
I’m sorry. I understand. I mean I don’t understand, but I think I might know why. Not exactly…maybe… I watch you. I can see you clutching...
Patty Ihm
Aug 27, 20184 min read
See Ya, Buttheads
It was the wax bottles, the Maryjanes, the sixlets, and the caramel bullseyes, along with a vast array of other vintage candies that held...
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