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I Shouldn't Be This Happy
But right now, in this moment, I am.
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Ramona Grigg
59
Moving Along While Standing Still
In the quiet of the cabin, Mona writes...
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Ramona Grigg
43
A Wish for Solitude
It's far different from loneliness.
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Ramona Grigg
61
October 2023
Yes, it's about Guns, because Treating Guns like Favorite Toys is Killing Us
I wrote this after Sandy Hook, almost 11 years ago. I could write the same damn thing today. Only the names and dates would change.
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Ramona Grigg
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My Own Personal War Against Donald Trump
If only I could have won it.
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Ramona Grigg
19
Hate is the Constant Enemy. It Gathers in Groups. It Makes Victims of us All.
Hate is real. It doesn't help that we still don't know why.
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Ramona Grigg
21
September 2023
Plates and Platters and Things That Matter
I'm in love with things most mundane. I'll bet you're not surprised.
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Ramona Grigg
39
From Yooper to Troll
My island sojourn is coming to an end.
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Ramona Grigg
71
David Ignatius is Stupidly WRONG about Joe Biden
It's the kind of piece that shouts, "Deadline! Damn! What'll I write?"
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Ramona Grigg
15
Why HGTV and I can Never Be Friends.
Out with shades of gray and starkest white. Out with shelves of backward books. Out with rocks on countertops. In with cozy and friendly.
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Ramona Grigg
59
August 2023
Long Distance, May I Help You?
Working from Nyen to Fiyev.
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Ramona Grigg
23
I Watched Fox Last Night! No, I'm Not Kidding.
This will be quick. I just want a record of this. It's a first!
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Ramona Grigg
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