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Perilous times: an inside look at abortion before- and after- Roe v. Wade

Perilous times: an inside look at abortion before- and after- Roe v. Wade

A gripping overview, in storyteller form, of abortion from its historic beginnings to the perilous times of today’s threatened reproductive rights.

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Nighttime in the Lonely City

Kindness and despair: A photo essay

2 min readSep 20, 2022

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10 Steps to a Guaranteed Good Day

Observations of an Octogenarian Optimist

3 min readAug 30, 2022

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Wait! We’re so smart? How about the Greeks and Romans and their urbane compatriots?

The sky is falling! Breaking news! Our fragile democracy in peril!!

4 min readJul 27, 2022

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Wait! We’re so smart? How about the Greeks and Romans and their urbane compatriots?

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Dying in Pain — or Comfort?

This essay appears on the blog page of End of Life Choices CA, a nonprofit which I am proud to serve as a volunteer and board member…

3 min readJul 17, 2022

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Abortion Pre-Roe: A Survivor’s Story

Nearly 70 years ago I survived an amateur abortion. On a kitchen table in a drab house in a down-at-the-heels neighborhood of Atlanta…

3 min readJul 5, 2022

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Watching Friends Disappear

Dementia’s cruelty includes the helplessness of loved ones

5 min read2 days ago

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Watching Friends Disappear

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Close Escape On A Spring Day

A Traffic Accident Picture Worth a Thousand Words of Caution

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How To Become a Former Driver

Breaking up is not so hard to do. Just don’t forget the Real ID

4 min read6 days ago

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You Don’t Know It But . . .

Word of the day: Anasagnosia

1 min readApr 30, 2024

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You Can Go Home Again

Small town girl to California girl & back; home is where the heart is

5 min readApr 26, 2024

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Lifelong newspaper & magazine writer, author, blogger at franjohns.net, agitator for justice, kindness & interfaith understanding.

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