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Book Review: My Father’s Wives

March 16, 2015by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

What sort of man divorces five women? – Mike Greenberg, My Father’s Wives Sen. Percival Sweetwater III walked out on his son Jonathan’s ninth birthday and never returned.  Shortly before his […]

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Big Bad Wolves

March 9, 2015by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Ladies, when the big bad wolf comes knock, knock, knocking at your door, don’t open it.  Don’t invite him into your home.  Don’t make him dinner.  Don’t have sex with […]

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Tell It Sista!

Happy International Women’s Day!

March 8, 2015by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

Get the heck off of my shoulders and get to work! – Amelia Boynton Robinson Today is the 50th anniversary of the Selma March.  Amelia Boynton Robinson is a 103-year-old […]

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Artists’ Date with Kit Gruelle in West Seattle

October 18, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

It’s been a long damned time since I’ve been on an Artist’s Date, and I want to thank Kit Gruelle tremendously for joining me for a much-needed afternoon of fun […]

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Artist's Dates

Funny Paper Fav

May 25, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

How does the ocean say “Hello?” It waves.

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Bravo: Jennifer Hopper & the Angel Band Project

April 26, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

I got to survive so I was gonna live an extraordinary life, and you can’t live an extraordinary life when you’re angry. – Jennifer Hopper April 26 is always a […]

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Life Rafts, Uncategorized

PTSD Antidote: Dr. Teal’s Epsom Salts & Bubble Bath

April 16, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

Who knew?  I’ve been in PTSD hell since last June due to never-ending bureaucratic bullshit that should never, ever happen.  But, it does. Hopefully, this ended on Monday, 4/14/14 ~ […]

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PTSD: What Works for Me

What’s Your Love Language?

March 30, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake 3 Comments

It’s Spring. Love is in the air.  Oprah’s Lifeclass with Dr. Gary Chapman is on OWN. We all have a love language, and we feel loved when the people in […]

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Journey to Joy (J2J)

Bucket List Artist’s Date: Cherry Blossoms at the University of WA

March 26, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake 4 Comments

 My bucket list is relatively short. For years, I have wanted to see the cherry blossoms at the University of Washington (UW). Monday was a rare day of sunshine and […]

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Artist's Dates

Inspiration: Self Care and Value

February 20, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

Abuse survivors are conditioned to dance to the narcissistic perpetrator’s tunes.  The narcissist’s needs matter.  Our needs don’t. Oh, hell to the NO! We can’t function properly if we don’t […]

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PTSD: What Works for Me

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