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Michele Cambardella

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

When I Stopped Coloring My Hair, I Started to Experience the Ageism All Around Me

It hit me when I was filling out an application for a renewed driver’s license. Eye color: Brown. Hair color: Brown. Erase that. Gray…

Dec 22, 2022

When I Stopped Coloring My Hair, I Started to Experience the Ageism All Around Me

Dec 22, 2022

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The Memoirist

One Bully, One Friend and One Teacher Who Had Enough

When doing the right thing matters

Mar 15, 2024

One Bully, One Friend and One Teacher Who Had Enough

Mar 15, 2024

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

A Hidden Room, a Trap Door, and A Private Stash

Now I understand why my grandparents kept secret supplies

Mar 3

A Hidden Room, a Trap Door, and A Private Stash

Mar 3

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

An Imperfect Birthday Cake for a Perfect Celebration

Celebrating Mom’s last birthday

Feb 26

An Imperfect Birthday Cake for a Perfect Celebration

Feb 26

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

The Time for Radical Self-Care Is Now

Want to make an impact? The first step is to look in the mirror

Feb 24

Woman looking into a hand mirror and dabbing her lip.

Feb 24

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

When a Grandmother Cooks with a Granddaughter, They Create a Lasting Bond

“Do what I do” is the rule of the day

Jan 26

When a Grandmother Cooks with a Granddaughter, They Create a Lasting Bond

Jan 26

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The Wind Phone

Memorial Cards Trigger a Photo Album of Memories in My Mind

What purpose do they serve?

Jan 17

Pictures of biblical figures on the front of prayer cards. Pictured are the Virgin Mary and Jesus, St. Stephen, St. Joseph, St. Anthony, and Christ the King.

Jan 17

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

When the Power Goes Out, It’s Family Time

What I learned when the lights went out

Jan 14

When the Power Goes Out, It’s Family Time

Jan 14

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Middle-Pause

Lack of Access to Sanitary Pads and Tampons Disrupts Girls’ Education

What it means to be “period poor”

Jan 8

Lack of Access to Sanitary Pads and Tampons Disrupts Girls’ Education

Jan 8

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The Narrative Arc

Dad’s Traumatic Injury Led Him to Become Santa

A story of healing

Dec 18, 2024

Santa sitting in a sled from 1920 positioned on snow next to a frozen lake

Dec 18, 2024

Michele Cambardella

Michele Cambardella

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Writing more, painting more, walking more. Love to be near bodies of water, soaking up the quiet.

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