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Patty Ihm
Oct 183 min read
Robbing Behavior
I wrote about baseball, beekeeping, and things that are taken from us.
Patty Ihm
Jul 8, 20232 min read
Free Daffodil Bulbs
“What are we doing today?” They wonder, as they wake, what will fill the new day that stretches before them. I had tried to sneak through...
Patty Ihm
May 23, 20232 min read
Thirty-Three
I couldn't hear the ticking sound. They ran through my pounding head, over and over. There were goats and sheep and the little clothes...
Patty Ihm
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Twelve Dollars
Steam from the cup And snow on the path The seasons have changed From the present to past I knew even before I saw the white feathers,...
Patty Ihm
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Waiting to Blow
He stands proudly with stiffened shoulders, cheeks puffed as to nearly usurp his smug stone smile. The sparkle in the eyes of this...
Patty Ihm
May 9, 20223 min read
Breaking Free
He plotted his escape, because he knew he had to go. Forty years after first reading the beloved story, I am still learning the lessons...
Patty Ihm
Mar 28, 20222 min read
The Color Inside of Me
To be so tied to someone that their hurt, disappointment, and fear mix with what's inside of you and become indiscernible: that must be...
Patty Ihm
Mar 12, 20223 min read
When the Dusky Sky was Most Beautiful
I found them at the hour when the dusky sky was most beautiful. There was a small spot of darkness on the mounded snow, just where the...
Patty Ihm
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Lost, For a Little While
It was easier when I could just carry them. With both the trusted old purple hiking backpack and my Ergo newborn front carrier strapped...
Patty Ihm
Jan 17, 20223 min read
The Best of Me
A shadow flashed across the road ahead of me. As the light changed and I moved through the intersection, there it was: frozen, small...
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