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No Gurus
Liz Verna Liz Verna

No Gurus

I’m sure anything that seems bogus is in my head. He’s sanctioned by Oprah for pity’s sake. Do I think I know more than Oprah?

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Anne Murray’s Couch
Liz Verna Liz Verna

Anne Murray’s Couch

Anne Murray’s voice could only soothe me so much on that scratchy brown couch, but I would make the best of it. I always did. What choice did I have?

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Stomach Rules
Liz Verna Liz Verna

Stomach Rules

I despised my stomach for as long as I had a stomach. So why did my son love it so much?

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Sunday Pancakes
Liz Verna Liz Verna

Sunday Pancakes

Pancakes were always waiting when we got home from church, I just always assumed they took a church amount of time to cook.

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The Leaves of Ireland
Liz Verna Liz Verna

The Leaves of Ireland

Aunt Rose said Grandma was a liar. If you dropped me into this scene as a child, I might have agreed.

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Smoking in the Woods
Liz Verna Liz Verna

Smoking in the Woods

The sensation of nicotine and late summer air hitting eleven-year-old lungs is as close to heaven as I’ll ever come.

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