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    That Time You Buried Biscuit (to Cole Porter) -- My childhood in a single tale
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Feb 10
    • 5 min

    That Time You Buried Biscuit (to Cole Porter) -- My childhood in a single tale

    "Of course it would be the home of a hamster with a preference for a song about a bunch of sinners on a cruise ship begging for a revival."
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    That Time You Went to Oldfields -- A free lesson from a not-so-eccentric artist
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Feb 1
    • 6 min

    That Time You Went to Oldfields -- A free lesson from a not-so-eccentric artist

    What seems out of control is really just an uncompleted process.
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    That Time You Read “K” -- The secret to getting what you need in 2022
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Jan 5
    • 7 min

    That Time You Read “K” -- The secret to getting what you need in 2022

    Exactly how big was 2021’s beer?
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    That Time You Didn’t Have the Thyme -- Do you taste the glory?
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    That Time You Didn’t Have the Thyme -- Do you taste the glory?

    "Humans, though, are as simple as the simple-mindedness we hate."
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    That Time You Were Still -- When it’s all too much
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Sep 17, 2021
    • 8 min

    That Time You Were Still -- When it’s all too much

    That’s just a part of the story, a dramatic retelling. There’s more to it.
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    That Time You Sent Messages -- The best friend waiting on the other end
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Jun 25, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Sent Messages -- The best friend waiting on the other end

    Why wouldn’t He have compassion for the cries of my heart and be there for me as a best friend would when I am at my lowest?
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    That Time You Didn’t Cross the Lane -- Messengers Among Us
    Annie D. Stutley
    • May 19, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Didn’t Cross the Lane -- Messengers Among Us

    I had been running toward the fourth lane since my diagnosis, disregarding any promising messages, but I finally stopped.
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    That Time You Were Served -- Judge if you want to be judged
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Were Served -- Judge if you want to be judged

    It seems we have all the answers until we actually have to answer for ourselves.
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    That Time You Caught a Dimple -- Blooming Where We're Planted
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Apr 13, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Caught a Dimple -- Blooming Where We're Planted

    I could learn from these hydrangeas. We all could.
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    That Time You Asked for The Good Chicken -- When accepting help is as awkward as a junior high dance
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Asked for The Good Chicken -- When accepting help is as awkward as a junior high dance

    I'm the the equivalent to a preteen with braces and acne avoiding a crush at a school dance, when it comes to accepting help.
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    That Time You Didn’t Shave Your Legs -- Stage Three Judgement
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Didn’t Shave Your Legs -- Stage Three Judgement

    03/14/2021 I had known about the cancer for about eight days when I sat in the umpteenth doctor’s office to proceed with what has got to...
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    That Time You Had Cancer -- Yep, you read that right.
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Had Cancer -- Yep, you read that right.

    But even this modern lingo skeptic recognizes that sometimes you don’t have to be an explorer or a pioneer to experience a journey.
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    That Time You Missed Sunset -- Why We’re Afraid to Give
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Missed Sunset -- Why We’re Afraid to Give

    It was the kind of finale that only follows one helluva show. And I’d missed it. For five flipping dollars.
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    That Time You Looked For Your Life -- Why I want a Reverend Mother
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Feb 3, 2021
    • 6 min

    That Time You Looked For Your Life -- Why I want a Reverend Mother

    Some of us display the complexity of a patchwork quilt. Others have an astonishingly straight path.
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    That Time You Acknowledged Killer -- Where to Find an Edge of Your Own
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    That Time You Acknowledged Killer -- Where to Find an Edge of Your Own

    I’ve learned that animosity just has this way of finding us.
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    That Time You Told a Sunrise Lie -- How to Get ‘Er Done and Hit the Wall
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 6 min

    That Time You Told a Sunrise Lie -- How to Get ‘Er Done and Hit the Wall

    I didn’t even attempt to make the promise, not to save face, but because I knew it was a lie. But not just any lie. A sunrise lie.
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    That Time You Were Extraordinarily Ordinary -- How to Wait Like a Winner
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Jan 9, 2021
    • 7 min

    That Time You Were Extraordinarily Ordinary -- How to Wait Like a Winner

    It’s a fact of life I’m only just now able to understand and, frankly, come to peace with.
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    That Time You Were Poked -- My dog got acupuncture, but I was the real patient
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 7 min

    That Time You Were Poked -- My dog got acupuncture, but I was the real patient

    But Katie’s weekly pokes and prods also came as I was approaching my epiphany...
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    That Time You Were Not Exceptional--Three holiday stories and a lesson on limits
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 8 min

    That Time You Were Not Exceptional--Three holiday stories and a lesson on limits

    Three stories that reveal the one thing you should know about limitations
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    That Time You Were a Stump -- Boundaries and "The Giving Tree"
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 7 min

    That Time You Were a Stump -- Boundaries and "The Giving Tree"

    Is it a story of generosity and unconditional love, or (and I truly hate to ask this) is the giving tree an enabler and a chump?
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