Pamela Stockwell
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Jan 27
- 3 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Mar 12, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Feb 21, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Nov 22, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Oct 11, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Jun 27, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Apr 24, 2019
- 3 min
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,...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Apr 10, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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Pamela Stockwell
- Mar 19, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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