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Author Confesses Obsession

She’s a voyeur of words.

Oct 28, 2023

Author Confesses Obsession

Oct 28, 2023

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It’s 4:30 AM, December 4, and I am stricken by survivor’s guilt.

Dec 4, 2021

Dec 4, 2021

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I Joked About My Husband’s White Privilege

Until it wasn’t funny.

Jul 15, 2021

I Joked About My Husband’s White Privilege

Jul 15, 2021

Dawn Downey

I Invented a Tradition to Get me through Winter Doldrums.

Dark days were not the only source of my dark mood.

Dec 1, 2023

A woman bundled up in a down jacket and a hoodie frowns at the camera.

Dec 1, 2023

Dawn Downey

Damn Fine Sentence #52

“Two were female, and one was tercera.”

Nov 29, 2023

Damn Fine Sentence #52

Nov 29, 2023

Dawn Downey

Damn Fine Sentence #49

The trees don’t care

Nov 17, 2023

a tree trunk that’s got deep knots that look like faces

Nov 17, 2023

Dawn Downey

Damn Fine Sentence #50

Frequently while I’m reading, a sentence grabs me and forces me to stop. I pay tribute to other authors by sharing their Damn Fine…

Nov 16, 2023

Damn Fine Sentence #50

Nov 16, 2023

Dawn Downey

How Mindfulness Works IRL

Hey, who invited my childhood to the party?

Nov 10, 2023

How Mindfulness Works IRL

Nov 10, 2023

Dawn Downey

She’s Awake

In the presence of a dying stranger, I woke up to the complicated nature of mother-daughter love.

Sep 22, 2023

She’s Awake

Sep 22, 2023

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A Meditation on Old Age, Shame, and Sexual Assault

Happy Golden Years Senior Living (Friends! Fun! Full Service!) is evicting V’s mom, because she needs full-time care, instead of fun. They…

Sep 8, 2023

A Meditation on Old Age, Shame, and Sexual Assault

Sep 8, 2023

Dawn Downey

Dawn Downey

Find more of Downey's essays about everyday life at Substack. https://dawndowney.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile

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