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Divorce #1000wordsofsummer

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 / Alissa Burnett / Leave a comment

The first people I knew who got divorced were my uncle Randy and aunt Cathy.  Apparently she had fallen in love with someone she worked with and decided to leave my uncle.  Their marriage had been challenging, as he was an alcoholic, but he’d gotten sober and was absolutely head-over-heels for their little girl.  When … Continue reading Divorce #1000wordsofsummer

Bearing Witness

April 27, 2023June 29, 2023 / Alissa Burnett / Leave a comment

Inspired by a writing challenge around the topic of: “a spiritual or religious experience” and also aligned to the theme of the Moth Radio Hour episode from 4/25/23, entitled “Bearing Witness.” My aunt Jill was a fascinating woman.  My mom’s only sister, she abandoned her Wisconsin homeland for the Arizona desert, so I didn’t really … Continue reading Bearing Witness

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