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Posted on December 9, 2013November 6, 2014

The perils of winter birthdays

The grown-ups stood at the front window sipping spiked coffee and doctored hot cocoa. Our entertainment that day was watching Ed, the mail man, bend into the blizzard as he trudged through thigh deep snow to get to our across-the-street neighbor’s wall-mounted mailbox. All the kids entertained themselves by – well, I don’t remember how … Continue reading The perils of winter birthdays

Posted on November 26, 2013November 26, 2013

Haiku of a gathering winter

A single leaf falls on my freshly swept porch. Sigh. Leaves rain down. Still, I rake. Autumn deluge rinses leaf dust, til air is brisk, shiny. I open the door on morning – green scent of pine. Autumn frost – sugarcoated oak leaves sparkle in the sun. Winter grass glitters, its diamond crust twinkling – … Continue reading Haiku of a gathering winter

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Andrea Badgley is a mom, wife, reader, and writer. She grew up on the coast of Georgia and now lives with her husband and two children in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia. Her work appears in Southern Women’s Review, on the Brevity blog, and on The Daily Post. Follow her on Twitter @andreabadgley.

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