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How did it get to be the end of August? As I prepped for the newsletter I looked back at my last publication on June 20th. How did it...
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Tina Neyer
- Jul 4
- 3 min
Dateline: July 4, 2022, 1:00 a.m.
Illuminated by lamplight, we watched out the window, vigilant, hopeful, that the last of the booms and splatters were exhausted and the...
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Tina Neyer
- Jun 20
- 5 min
The Best Version
My children are the best version of me, and that thought was reaffirmed on June 11 when my youngest son married his sweetheart. From...
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Tina Neyer
- Jun 3
- 2 min
75 and Sunny
We had worried over the threat of rain at our new home. Would the tent hold on the slope of the yard? Could people navigate our galley...
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Tina Neyer
- May 14
- 1 min
One in a Million
Thursday, May 12, 2022, the president proclaimed that we should stand in the sorrow over the one million people lost to Covid. I saw the...
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Tina Neyer
- May 3
- 4 min
On Being Loved
The Velveteen Rabbit is turning 100 this year. Thinking of this jettisoned me back to raising children, my own and as a childcare...
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Tina Neyer
- Mar 29
- 5 min
Happy Chances and Other Serendipitous Moments
News from Roebling Point Books and Coffee in Newport, Kentucky. I am dusting off some poetry and will be reading at my favorite...
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Tina Neyer
- Feb 22
- 5 min
Black Sheep and Memoir: February Newsletter
Shortly after an ice storm a few weeks ago, I headed out for a walk. (No, I don't let a silly thing like ice stop me.) My neighbor...
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Tina Neyer
- Jan 25
- 4 min
New Year, New Word, New Hope
We rang in the new year with the Cincinnati Pops and then dinner with a few friends. It truly felt good to celebrate endings and...
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Tina Neyer
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
A Christmas Memory
My two older brothers and I slept in the attic of my grandparents’ home amid boxes of ornaments, bubble lights, Christmas tree, and...
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Tina Neyer
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
In Lieu of Flowers
He threw open the sash and climbed through the window at the first pass of the Blue Angels. Tentative, a bit fearful, I leaned out. He...
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Tina Neyer
- Nov 4, 2021
- 6 min
Mapping My Way
People read my newsletter, see posts on social media, and assume (I think) that a job at hand is a full time gig. I love my work at...
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Tina Neyer
- Oct 5, 2021
- 4 min
In the Last Eight Days...
...my son got married. I learned about it after the fact. My brother got Covid. He's fully vaccinated and immunocompromised. Facebook and...
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Tina Neyer
- Sep 14, 2021
- 6 min
From the Writing Desk: Triggers
When August turns to September, a cool wind stirs memories of the past. This year, our nation remembers twenty years ago when our world...
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Tina Neyer
- Aug 9, 2021
- 7 min
Journeys Through Life
From the Coaching Desk: Giving Feedback The best thing a coach can do for a client, be it writing or life, is to give good feedback. That...
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Tina Neyer
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
Sweet Summertime
Summertime means a slower pace and a few less responsibilities. For 14 years now, I’ve worked as a tutor for the athletic department at...
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Tina Neyer
- Jun 20, 2021
- 1 min
Forever 42
The closest I came to touching my dad lives in my imagination. In his dying days, my mother, Pregnant, believes this third child will be...
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Tina Neyer
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
Newsletter Launch!
Thank you to everyone who has hung in there with me over the years. Today starts a new chapter in my business as I commit to a monthly...
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Tina Neyer
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
One More Trip Around the Sun
And what a long, strange trip it's been. I've never been one to let moss grow under my feet and this year has been no different. Well,...
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Tina Neyer
- Dec 25, 2020
- 2 min
A Christmas Letter
Dear Ones, This has been a year of deep waiting. In 2019, as part of a pilgrimage team, we ended our journey in Assisi, Italy walking the...
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