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"These are the hills, these are the woods, These are my starry solitudes; And there the river by whose brink The roaring lions come to drink."
–From The Land of Story-books by Robert Louis
To The Editor Who Can Appreciate My Work
“This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don’t consider it rejected. Consider that...
Pamela Stockwell
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Through the Pandemic
March 13, 2020, is one of those dates that had us teetering on the precipice of an uncertain future. A date that cleaves time into before...
Pamela Stockwell
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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I Won’t Go Quietly
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old." –George Burns When I was a teenager, I was pretty sure that anyone over 40...
Pamela Stockwell
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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My Kidney's Going to California
One year ago this month, in March 2021, my daughter and I drove to South Carolina to see my dad. At one point, she was driving, so I...
Pamela Stockwell
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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Looking for Snowdrops
I adopted my first child the same year my mother died. The dichotomy of those two events drove home the lesson that two completely...
Pamela Stockwell
Mar 12, 20214 min read
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Mourning the Little Things
Joseph Campbell once said, “We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” And if ever a...
Pamela Stockwell
Apr 17, 20203 min read
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Look for the Silver Lining
My mother, who passed away in February 2000, always taught me to look for the silver lining in any event. Her death itself was a test of...
Pamela Stockwell
Mar 27, 20203 min read
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Surviving These Turbulent Times
Anyone who knows me, knows I read a lot of books. I’ve read a lot about slavery, the Holocaust, World War II, Mao’s China. A little about...
Pamela Stockwell
Mar 13, 20202 min read
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King of Dads
Once upon a time, there was a young man who was born and raised in North Carolina,. He was not born a prince though there was a young...
Pamela Stockwell
Feb 21, 20206 min read
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A Parent Is a Parent Is a Parent: Celebrating National Adoption Month
November is National Adoption Month and I have been thinking of a quote I once ran across: “By adopting, I was not a full-fledged mother...
Pamela Stockwell
Nov 22, 20194 min read
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You've Come Along Way, Baby!
When my mother-in-law was born in 1924, no one had yet said, “That’s the best thing since sliced bread!” Reason why? Sliced bread hadn’t...
Pamela Stockwell
Oct 11, 20194 min read
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The Joy of Discovery
One of the joys of writing for me lies in the discovery of new characters. When I begin a novel, I have the merest hint of a character...
Pamela Stockwell
Jun 27, 20193 min read
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The Game Of Queries
I just hit send on a query email to an agent. Root canals are more fun. Why is that, you ask? (You're asking, right??) It's tedious,...
Pamela Stockwell
Apr 24, 20193 min read
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So Much to Say! So Afraid to Say It!
I wanted to write a new blog post every week. Here it is Wednesday of the third week and I am scrambling, still having only published one...
Pamela Stockwell
Apr 10, 20193 min read
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I am a writer
My dad still lives in the house where I spent my teen years. It’s an odd thing to be sleeping in the room where I grew into a young...
Pamela Stockwell
Mar 19, 20193 min read
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