The Thing With Feathers

The Thing With Feathers

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The Thing With Feathers
In the quiet

In the quiet

for a very little while

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Mary Ellen Barrett
May 30, 2024
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I’m Mary Ellen, wife, mom, writer all while trying to age gracefully. This is my working it all out in my head kind of space. If you are a subscriber thanks so much for the support! If you aren’t why not? To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

The month of May kicks butt for most moms. Moms whose children are in sports, choirs, plays, and scouts, some are receiving sacraments, scholarships, awards, all those things to be managed, attended, planned for, budgeted, traveled to, and through all of it people need to be fed, laundry needs to be done and some semblance of cleanliness must be maintained. Quite frankly there have been years where on June 1st I’ve looked around and wondered who hosted a rodeo in my house, it was that upended.

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