A Writer's Notebook

A Writer's Notebook

My Mom

Some personal news.

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Summer Brennan
Mar 06, 2026
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My mom and I.

Dear Friend,

I will be honest with you, I don’t want to write this, because I don’t want it to be true. I am still in a place where I simply can’t accept that it is true, even though of course, factually, it is. It’s incredible how you can know that something is going to happen, and then actually be there while it happens, and yet still not …

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