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I Wrote a Book!

The Shape of Normal

Sep 6, 2023
Sep 6, 2023
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My anger about Jessica’s diagnosis, whether born of pain or grief, blinded me. I secretly despised the rest of the world, but that couldn’t…

Oct 4, 2021
Oct 4, 2021

Two Jellyfish

By Catherine Shields

Oct 4, 2021
Two Jellyfish
Two Jellyfish
Oct 4, 2021

The Lie

I lift the faded black and white class photo out of the box and turn it over. There’s a date on the bottom: 1958. The girl with the…

Oct 3, 2021
Oct 3, 2021

My Glow Girl Softens the Rejections

This is a photo of Jessica at the prom, and it serves to remind me what’s most important in my quest to publish my book. In the last two…

Aug 21, 2021
My Glow Girl Softens the Rejections
My Glow Girl Softens the Rejections
Aug 21, 2021

Dancing with the dangling threads of Denial

I got another story published today so it’s time to celebrate. The story is entitled “The Last Threads of Denial” but there are many…

Jul 23, 2021
Dancing with the dangling threads of Denial
Dancing with the dangling threads of Denial
Jul 23, 2021

A Mother of a Special One

The more I interact with mothers who have disabled children, the more I understand the immense challenges we all have to deal with. It…

Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
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