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Tammy Hader - Author of Walking Old Roads
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Journal of Journeys

·Oct 26

A Quick Start Guide to Parent/Child Role Reversal

Turning an obligation into an honor. — I knew it was out there, stalking me from the shadows of time. Parent/child role reversal is nothing new. It was easy to ignore until it became the reality of my life. Pausing my thoughts, I swivel my head left then right just in case any other ordinary inevitabilities might…

Aging Parents

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A Quick Start Guide to Parent/Child Role Reversal
A Quick Start Guide to Parent/Child Role Reversal
Aging Parents

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Journal of Journeys

·Aug 18

What Does It Mean to Have Faith?

The definition of faith contains many layers beyond the word religion. — “With only a 4th-grade education, Grandma Maggie’s world schooled her in the practicalities of life. Hardworking and unshakeable, she harbored neither self-pity nor arrogance for any aspect of her life. No matter what happened around her, she remained grounded. She was not a religious woman, but I would describe her…

Trust

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What Does It Mean to Have Faith?
What Does It Mean to Have Faith?
Trust

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Aug 2

Is Invisibility Chosen or Imposed?

Do the younger generations ignore the presence of their elders, or are we making ourselves unseeable to them? A squeak to the right of the bell curve is a modest little dot. That’s me — the minuscule spec of a flawed perfectionist dangling her feet over a mid-life crisis. The…

Connection

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Is Invisibility Chosen or Imposed?
Is Invisibility Chosen or Imposed?
Connection

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Journal of Journeys

·Mar 23

Who Is to Blame?

Society is fractured and it’s my fault. — I am to blame. Society is fractured and it’s my fault. I chipped away at civility one encounter at a time, pointing a finger toward everyone else as I accused society of being meaner than it used to be. Gazing out my window and across my lawn, it occurred to…

Civility

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Who Is to Blame?
Who Is to Blame?
Civility

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The Memoirist

·Jan 5, 2022

Advice from the 18-Year-Old Version of Me

Starting over requires moving on. Perspective determines how you shape change, no matter the decade. — One hundred and five pounds of trembling flesh and blood. That was me, in 1982. My skin felt the eyes locked on me. Hundreds of eyes watching with high expectations. Hundreds of ears waiting to hear what I had to say. The red tassel dangling on the right side of…

Starting Over

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Advice from the 18-Year-Old Version of Me
Advice from the 18-Year-Old Version of Me
Starting Over

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Boomerangs

·Nov 20, 2021

Ghosting — The Gateway to Blissful Unawareness

How to see the silver lining under the heavy coat of rejection. — I have received rejection emails from six literary agents, and your sympathy is not requested. I’m thrilled to have been notified of six agents’ inability to connect with my writing and their complete lack of confidence in being able to sell my manuscript to a publisher. I know my elation…

Rejection

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Ghosting — The Gateway to Blissful Unawareness
Ghosting — The Gateway to Blissful Unawareness
Rejection

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Nov 8, 2021

Speaking Out About Migraine at Work

How my employer and I had a lot to learn about my debilitating illness. Knowledge is worth sharing. — Driving home from work, I knew relief from my migraine medicine was waiting for me inside my house, I just needed to get there. My eyes saw an empty space in the lane to my left, but I knew I was being deceived. …

Migraines

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Speaking Out About Migraine at Work
Speaking Out About Migraine at Work
Migraines

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Journal of Journeys

·Oct 7, 2021

What Life With Migraine Is Like for Me

Understanding the nature of migraine disease. Living life with a chronic illness. — Migraine has traveled with me through life for nearly six decades. I have never thought of migraine as a welcome companion, but it is as much a part of me as the color of my hair and the freckles on my skin. My migraines have seen various behavioral configurations as…

Migraines

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What Life With Migraine Is Like for Me
What Life With Migraine Is Like for Me
Migraines

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Boomerangs

·Sep 20, 2021

My Book Idea Might Be Effed

But here’s what you can do to increase your chances — My 46,000-word manuscript contains only one mild curse word, is bursting with uncool grammatical correctness, does not portray me as a victim, and is not littered with name droppings (except for the time I met Colonel Sanders). In short, my book idea is totally effed. After weeks of researching, writing…

Guide To Query Letters

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My Book Idea Might Be Effed
My Book Idea Might Be Effed
Guide To Query Letters

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Boomerangs

·Aug 21, 2021

Fear of Failure and Success As a Writer

A trial-and-error process on the road to writing a book during a slight mid-life crisis. — I’m about to try something that scares the hell out of me. I’m frightened of the potential for failure, and I’m frightened of the possible repercussions of success. With over fifty-plus years of living under my belt, I’m familiar with many proverbial forks in the road. The forks don’t surprise…

Writing

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Fear of Failure and Success As a Writer
Fear of Failure and Success As a Writer
Writing

5 min read

Tammy Hader - Author of Walking Old Roads

Tammy Hader - Author of Walking Old Roads

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Ex-accountant, lifetime cat lover and avid wearer of hats. Author of Walking Old Roads available on Amazon.com. Visit me at https://tammyhader.com.

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