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    • Chapter 6 – Time-out
    • Chapter 7 – Finding a Friend
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    • Chapter 9 – Breaking the Mold
    • Chapter 10 – Bluffing It
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    • Chapter 15 – Cogito Ergo Sum
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Lois Roelofs

~ from teaching nursing to writing memoir (in Chicago), author of Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self

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Category Archives: writing

Ten Things I Will Not Think About in My Last Seconds of Life

April 10, 2013

 You may think writing down these ten things is bizarre. Well, the idea is not mine. It’s an exercise my …

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Nurse Turned Inpatient

April 3, 2013

If you live with a chronic illness, you know that nothing surprises you. You are used to new symptoms arising …

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Intriguing Challenge for Biblioracles

March 27, 2013

If you like to read, this challenge will intrigue you: write a list of the last five books you’ve read. Then consider …

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Senior Happy for Spring Break

March 18, 2013

I’m a senior, not in high school or college, but in life. You could also say I’m a senior in …

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Tidbits for Writers from the 10th Annual Creative Chicago Expo

March 4, 2013

Creative. I love the sound of this word. As a child in the forties and fifties, I don’t think I …

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A shout out today for Becky Povich!

December 28, 2012

From Pigtails to Chin Hairs: A Memoir and More is the captivating title of blogger and humorist Becky Povich’s new …

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NaNoWriMo

November 1, 2012

With several friends starting to write the 50,000 word November novel today, I’m feeling lost and empty. Two years ago, …

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Published Books Do Happen with NaNoWriMo

October 22, 2012

Reblogged from bridgesburning: Well it seems I have been blogging less to get ready for the Magic Month of November.  …

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Women, write your life!

September 17, 2012

I”m working on a speech to nurses about why we should write our nursing stories. I came up with a …

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Using Photos to Write Memoir – Part 3

September 2, 2012

In Part 3 and the last of  this series, I’m happy to tell you about a really fun memory from …

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