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I’m Gay… Telling My Husband and Children — Here’s What Happened

It took me 23 years to tell my husband I’m gay. Here’s why and how I discovered, navigated and embraced my true self with love and…

20 min readFeb 9, 2024

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My Mom Died and It’s Our First Christmas Without Her

Here’s how I’m making my way through the pain of grief and how I know everything, even Christmas, is going to be alright.

13 min readDec 17, 2023

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My Mom Died and It’s Our First Christmas Without Her

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Winter

in the basement I heard you, thought it must be you she is growling at you who climbed through a cracked window spilling like mud prints…

2 min readMar 16, 2023

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How Did Our Love End? Why I Chose to Divorce After 21 Years

How love ends and why I chose divorce after two decades, two children, a house, a dog, two cats. I learned to progress, start loving myself.

8 min readMar 13, 2023

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How Did Our Love End? Why I Chose to Divorce After 21 Years

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The Partnered Pen

What Would Happen if I Published All of My Unpublished Stories?

I haven’t published an essay in over two years, but that’s not because I haven’t been writing…

5 min readFeb 19, 2023

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What Would Happen if I Published All of My Unpublished Stories?

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Forgiveness

the grass in my yard has nothing to do — it accepts the sun, the rain, my muddied feet traipsing across it, I sit and run my fingers…

1 min readFeb 18, 2023

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Forgiveness

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A Mystery Solved

50-word Story: Animate your life

1 min readJan 29, 2023

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A Mystery Solved

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P.S. I Love You

Grateful to be Powerless in My Marriage

I thought I had everything under control — here’s how admitting I’m powerless set me free

7 min readJul 9, 2020

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Grateful to be Powerless in My Marriage

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P.S. I Love You

Why I Don’t Feel Free to Speak My Mind With My Husband

Trust — it’s the little things we do, or don’t do, that build or break the connection.

10 min readJan 29, 2020

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Why I Don’t Feel Free to Speak My Mind With My Husband

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The Biggest Lie We All Tell

It destroys marriages, careers, friendships… Here’s what we can all do about it.

10 min readJan 25, 2020

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The Biggest Lie We All Tell

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Mary Wise (she/her)

Mary Wise (she/her)

Poetry and personal stories of past lives and paths forward. Writer, editor, teacher, photographer, behavioral health expert. I live in PA with my two children.

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