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a prayer to the saints

a prayer to the saints

by Ramona Mudd
Me: I said a prayer a couple weeks back to St. Francis of Assisi to ask if he could help Chloe start going to the bathroom again in her litterbox. ...
one hundred cubes

one hundred cubes

by Ramona Mudd
This week, the 2nd graders got their 100th...square. Cube? Whatever, it's from the base ten magnetic block set. Ten ones make a ten. Ten tens make ...
the trust walk

the trust walk

by Ramona Mudd
I have a little boy in my class and-true story-he's head over heels in love with a little girl. I intercepted a note that he once tried to slapshot...
needs must

needs must

by Ramona Mudd
At about 10:30 last night, 200 miles into a 250 mile drive, Mag and I stopped to use the restroom. If you've ever driven through Illinois and India...
americana

americana

by Ramona Mudd
About halfway through today I texted Dan to ask him out. Out on a date. I have been busy, busy, busy, getting ready for Sunday. And he has been dis...
built for travel

built for travel

by Ramona Mudd
Years ago, Will and I were on an early morning flight headed to parts unremembered. Likely it was to the east coast. To summer. To Massachusetts. B...
neopolitan world

neopolitan world

by Ramona Mudd
I'm not really sure how to start this story. Stories usually just germinate and begin in my mind. From the beginning...aaaaand GO! But the mind of ...
a story in five parts

a story in five parts

by Ramona Mudd
In second grade I teach the kids to write a five-part story. Is it the program we use? Perhaps not exactly. But is it the curriculum? Yes. And is i...
hippies and fanatics

hippies and fanatics

by Ramona Mudd
Mags is a bit under the weather. Not COVID-related. Just the other things in life. "I kept feeling like maybe I had a fever,"I touch her head. "But...
market underworld

market underworld

by Ramona Mudd
This season at the farmers market I have been a part time vendor. What that means is that I request to come to the market on the weekends that I ca...
mixed healing arts

mixed healing arts

by Ramona Mudd
I have stalled my series on Tibetan Heart Yoga for reasons both internal and external.  Leading the pack are the external reasons, simply for lack ...
february already

february already

by Ramona Mudd
I'm not actually sure how to tee up this week. So much, really, to process.Was it when I learned we had stronger "sides"? A tumble on the soccer fi...