Barb Edler
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The Craze that’s Making Me Crazy
Happy holidays to all. Remember the days or a time when you felt you just had to have something special for your child or a friend? The latest gadget that suddenly became the season’s rage like a slinky or Cabbage… Continue reading
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Days like These
A Slice of Life Post for June 25, 2024. I need a place to rest, to unwind, to remember all that is good. Lately, life has felt especially stressful and chaotic. I’m constantly working and looking for things I’ve either… Continue reading
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Slammed: My Big Fat Disappointment
Slice of Life Post for April 23, 2024 It’s Friday night, the crowd is large inside the Viking Theater at Grandview University in Des Moines, Iowa. I’m ready to perform. I’ve practiced hard, and I’m confident. At poetry slams, you… Continue reading
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Toxic Vibes Are Killing Me
Slice of Life Post for Tuesday, April 9, 2024 After months of watching the Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s basketball team, it is suddenly over. We were soundly defeated by SC and their coach of the year Dawn Staley. The defeat hurts,… Continue reading
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Magical Moments and Feeling Blessed
Slice of Life post for April 2, 2024 I have so many things to celebrate this week. On Sunday my husband and I got to babysit our grandson. We had a ton of fun playing with him and I got… Continue reading
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Remembering Great Times
Slice of Life Post for March 31, 2024: Thank you Two Writing Teachers for providing this challenge to post each day during the month of March. Yesterday, as I was driving to work, I saw a truck pulling a very… Continue reading
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Celebrating a Fantastic Day
Slice of Life Post for March 30, 2024 It’s been a marvelous day. It began early preparing for three big events: a needle felting class, a euchre tournament, and a Hawkeye women’s basketball game. All three were a success. Nine… Continue reading
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Switching Gears
Last year I got the news that Iowa Wesleyan, the college I was working at part-time, was closing. Wesleyan along with four other rural universities requested funding from the 1.48-billion-dollar Covid relief fund from Governor Reynolds but she refused. Iowa… Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Parties
Slice of Life Post for March 28, 2024 “It’s a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It’s a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known.” Sydney Carton from Charles Dickens… Continue reading
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Ugh!
Slice of Life Post for 17 March 2024 I do not hire to have my home cleaned but I need to because my house is in serious need of deep cleaning. It looks okay on the surface, but I have… Continue reading
Sitting Behind the Eight Ball 