Category Archives: family

Happy 45th Birthday, Derek

Posted on April 26, 2017 by cdsmiller17
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My Girls

Posted on December 24, 2016 by cdsmiller17

If ever there were two dogs that should get along with each other, but don’t, it’s these two: Cloe and BeBe. Cloe is 11 years old, and now completely blind, having lost her eyes to glaucoma. She is the Alpha … Continue reading →

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Water Works

Posted on July 18, 2016 by cdsmiller17

  Ask me what it’s like to help raise My mother: you have to show her You care for her, and give her praise.   Easy you say? Have you ever Listened to grown-ups who can talk Incessantly about things … Continue reading →

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My Journey, as told on WordPress

Posted on January 18, 2016 by cdsmiller17

As one nears the end of one’s life, a review of the past can have a liberating effect. Here’s a summary of my story. My Mother Mom I was born after my mother had an affair. She was a married … Continue reading →

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The Book of Life: an Akashic Record?

Posted on August 6, 2015 by cdsmiller17

In 1984, my wife had a lucid dream that she shared with me upon waking. Since then, I’ve found echoes of her dream in others’ published works. This is what it seems to mean to me. Balancing Book On the … Continue reading →

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Who Am I? My Search for a Family Name

Posted on June 1, 2015 by cdsmiller17

As I pointed out in the poem, “My Father’s Heir” (see “The Miller Saga: Family Reunion”) I grew up thinking that my father was dead. That was before Mom wrote me “THE Letter”, which laid out some of the details … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Letter to her Son

Posted on May 30, 2015 by cdsmiller17

In October 1974, my mother wrote me a letter to explain my history. In doing so, she told me a little of her life’s story. Here is what I have discovered about my mother from her birth in 1923 to … Continue reading →

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What’s in a (baby’s) Name?

Posted on May 29, 2015 by cdsmiller17

When a new child is born, the parents have to decide what to name the baby. It is an important function, because in most cases, that name is the one this person will identify with their whole life. A Rose … Continue reading →

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Mrs Green, Medium

Posted on December 15, 2014 by cdsmiller17

Mrs Green Have you ever had a reading done by a medium? It’s a very interesting process: most of the time, you are asked ‘cold’ questions, by which the medium can pinpoint possible connections you may have to those who … Continue reading →

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Family Reunion

Posted on May 18, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  Too Many Years I’d been waiting at the depot for the Sudbury bus To meet my real dad, years ago: He’d answered my letter to meet this one time And I felt there was so much to know. But … Continue reading →

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