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An eclectic collection of writings by Mary M. McCullough. Born June 21, 1896 and passing June 6, 1996, she was a witness to all the social political, and economic upheavals and changes of the 20th century. Her writings date from 1924 to approximately 1988, and include poetry, essays, prayers, short stories and histories, and musings. While many describe family and close friends, the topics have broad appeal. Some of her pieces will make you laugh, others could bring you to tears. Her chapter on "Grieving" reads like a howaEUR"to for those who are experiencing the loss of a spouse or other loved one. Her essays are poignant commentaries on the changing world in which she lived. She was in many respects ahead of her time in her thoughts and how she lived her life.
A stressful, protracted divorce. A difficult, painful death of a beloved husband. And suddenly, after age 50, you’re on your own again. Your children have moved out, your parents are aging fast or deceased, your friends’ lives continue onward, seemingly unchanged. Being suddenly single after age 50 can be terrifying, but eventually it can also be liberating. It can be fraught with worry and decisions you’re unprepared initially to make, but it can also be a time to reevaluate, reestablish, and reinvent. It can be financially and emotionally unstable at times, but it can be the start of a new chapter, or the discovery of someone you didn’t know you were, or could become, after the gri...
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Lincoln, Texas is like the town you grew up in, if you grew up in a small town in America. You knew the people around you. Some of them, you knew too well. Others were mysterious to you. Others still came and went almost unnoticed in your small circle. Life in Lincoln, Texas always finds a way to keep on going, even when the tales grow dark and ominous.