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The Narrative Arc

My Japanese Mother-in-Law Taught Me the Lesson of Forbidden Candy

Doing the right thing may sometimes be the hardest

6 min readMay 14, 2024

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A Japanese woman walks down a glowing Kyoto street with a red and cream parasol over her shoulder.

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Parasol Publications

Parasol Picks of the Week

Thanks to the writers of Medium for giving us their gems

6 min readMay 5, 2024

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A composite photo of a polaroid on a rough wooden table decorated with pink and purple spring flowers.

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Running For My Life Through a Field of Cow Pies

When the shitstorm catches up with you before you’re ready

7 min readApr 18, 2024

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hereford and black angus cattle in a field

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Imogene’s Notebook

The Flower Singer and her Stoneman

A fairytale of sacrifice and transformation

9 min readApr 9, 2024

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The Flower Singer and her Stoneman

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Imogene’s Notebook

Before You Know Kindness

A poem

2 min readMar 27, 2024

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Colorful painted portrait of a woman on a city building, Street art

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Imogene’s Notebook

Green Grows My Love

A poem

2 min readMay 22, 2024

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A mossy massive tree trunk with rambling roots reaching out into the forest.

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Imogene’s Notebook

She Knows All My Buttons

A poem

2 min readMay 9, 2024

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She Knows All My Buttons

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The Wind Phone

His Final Wishes Were Close to the Earth

What does a green burial mean?

5 min readMay 9, 2024

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A beautiful green meadow filled with yellow and red wildflowers. A forested treeline in the distance and a colorful cloudy sky above.

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Imogene’s Notebook

Fragile Vessels

A poem

1 min readMar 24, 2024

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Heart in a box, on a rough sea

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The Narrative Arc

Realizing Her Voice Isn’t My Own

I never knew that hearing my mother’s negative self-talk affected me so much

7 min readMar 14, 2024

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Vintage looking mother and daughter laying on the floor. Mother is reading a story to her daughter.

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Jojo Teckina

Jojo Teckina

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I’m a wife, a mom, an artist, a writer and a hopeless optimist in the face of terrible odds. I believe in love, goodness and a future where we can all have joy.

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