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Short Fiction – My Mother's Attic
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My Mother's Attic. A Mother’s All-Star Memoir. In “Waiting,” originally published in Issue 22 of the. I hope I haven’t scared you off! Though dark, I like to think this story is at times funny, too, and touched with hope. Don’t it make my brown eyes, don’t it make my brown eyes. Over and over, the chorus runs circles through her mind. Somebody punch a button, CD’s stuck. Don’t it make my brown eyes, brown eyes, brown. Then, not eyes but. Dr Brown, Dr. Brow, Dr. Brau. Dr Brauer, please report to Room Two.
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Stardust Memories – My Mother's Attic
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My Mother's Attic. A Mother’s All-Star Memoir. February 13, 2015. February 13, 2015. By Martha Mattingly Payne. My father in his Army Dress, circa 1943. Meet my father–orphan, teetotaler, puller-up of bootstraps. WWII Veteran, Laundromat owner, Roman Catholic, one-eyed tennis ace. Successful man of business, devotee of Big Band music, swing dancer, and apparently, a closet romantic. My Parents’ Wartime Correspondence. In case you didn’t know–I’m in love with you, Young Lady! But gushing with love? I can ...
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My Mother's Attic – Page 2 – Uncovering the Woman Within, One Toothpick at a Time
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My Mother's Attic. A Mother’s All-Star Memoir. August 30, 2015. August 31, 2015. By Martha Mattingly Payne. Fun at the Lake, the Mattingly Brothers, late 1950s. George, Ed, John, and Tom. Westminster Men’s A Capella Retreat, 2015-16, at Tate Mountain, Georgia. The brothers a little older. ROTC Ed at left. All students at the Marist School, Atlanta, the others would follow his lead. Why do we cling so tightly to images, both recent and long past? Maybe I’m full of baloney! Tags Brothers and Sisters. 8221;...
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Carried – Entertainment with a Soul
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Entertainment with a Soul. Entertainment with a Soul. Website, Novels, Ministry. April 19, 2016. I flew home to France yesterday after almost six weeks in the States. Six unexpected weeks in my old home. Never would I have chosen those weeks which proceeded and followed my mother’s death. If the Lord had somehow whispered to me ahead of time, Would you like to have the heartache now? I would have responded with a resounding NO! I am thankful He didn’t whisper that to me a few days before Mom’s stroke.
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Wings of Giants – Ethereal Fight
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January 8, 2017. Red striped socks (pulled up to mid-calf), multi-colored seersucker shorts, a pale yellow dentist shirt with 2 breast pockets, and of course, that hat. There’s red in everything! 2 thoughts on “ Wings of Giants. January 8, 2017 at 1:25 pm. Lovely tribute to a fine man, Michelle. This one is among your best 🙂. Liked by 1 person. January 8, 2017 at 7:08 pm. What a beautiful tribute to a Daddy. Thanks for expressing it in such a wonderful way. Sent from my iPad. Liked by 1 person.
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Elegant Recoil – Ethereal Fight
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October 10, 2016. In terms of karate, I like to think of Merriam Webster’s definition: the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc. . Or even better: the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress . Yes! One thought on “ Elegant Recoil. October 10, 2016 at 11:21 am. Love this one, Michelle. Very wise! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Odds and Ends, Mostly Odds – My Mother's Attic
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My Mother's Attic. A Mother’s All-Star Memoir. Odds and Ends, Mostly Odds. February 7, 2015. February 9, 2015. By Martha Mattingly Payne. Egg carton top, saved in paper sack labelled “Nice picture.”. Woolf was a particular favorite) and chuckling at our labors. It is. 8220;Travel Cosmetics”. Because who knows when one might be inspired to fetch down such a treasure for return. It might have gained value! The lady preferred Hanes. With four boys in the house, there were lots of sports being played. Mo...
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About – My Mother's Attic
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My Mother's Attic. A Mother’s All-Star Memoir. Welcome to the Attic! Many thanks for visiting my blog. My name is Martha Mattingly Payne. I’m a writer, a wife, a mother of four. As of October, 2014, I’m also an orphan, in the strictest sense of the word. I find that being alive without a parent changes your perspective. I feel more like a. And a couple of poems in the. The Reach of Song. For a taste of my short story style, visit my. Page) I’m currently shopping a novel,. A Mother’s All-Star Memoir,.
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Family Guy – My Mother's Attic
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My Mother's Attic. A Mother’s All-Star Memoir. June 20, 2015. June 20, 2015. By Martha Mattingly Payne. My father as photo-bomber, with my mother and my niece “Labba Lee,” circa 1980. Consider his favorite means of waking me on high school mornings: As I lay curled in the last luscious moments of teenaged dreamland, he would poke me between the ribs and say the word, “asamunigots! But “asamunigots”? What does that even mean? Dad on a bad swimsuit day, long before he became a dad. Circa 1935? 8221; I̵...
