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If You Don’t Mind Me Asking

May 15, 2021by ashleyfenkerLeave a Comment on If You Don’t Mind Me Asking
If You Don’t Mind Me Asking

We say hi, hi, how are you, good, how are you? I don’t think she answers. And if she does, it’s a muttered fine or a shrug of her lips as she looks away. I comment on the weather with the mail of mostly coupons for oil changes and credit card invitations in my hand, [...]

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Why Mondays Feel Perfect for Hitting Refresh

May 11, 2021by ashleyfenkerLeave a Comment on Why Mondays Feel Perfect for Hitting Refresh
Why Mondays Feel Perfect for Hitting Refresh

“I need to drop off some cake,” my mom says over the phone. “We have so much cake and you forgot to take the cake.” “I want the cake, but I don’t want the cake,” I say. “I’m starting a new program on Monday.” It’s Sunday. I debate if there’s still time for her to [...]

Dig Deep Podcast

The High Highs, The Low Lows, and Everything In Between

March 8, 2019March 14, 2019by ashleyfenker4 Comments on The High Highs, The Low Lows, and Everything In Between
The High Highs, The Low Lows, and Everything In Between

In my family, we like to do it up big. We're busy trying to go to the moon, but we're also contracting rare diseases that puzzle medical professionals. When I draw a timeline of my life, these high highs and low lows, these peaks and pits, they happen at exactly the same time. Some say [...]

Dig Deep Podcast

Brought to Our Knees

November 9, 2018by ashleyfenkerLeave a Comment on Brought to Our Knees
Brought to Our Knees

This post is part of a new project that I’m working on. Visit Jess Alston’s website to learn more about the Dig Deep Podcast. I have a confession: there's this song by Zach Williams called Chain Breaker, and the chorus starts with, "If you've got pain, He's a pain taker." Sometimes, when I'm alone and angry and [...]

addiction, death, expectations, faith, home, life, motivation, self-care

Needed

July 20, 2018July 20, 2018by ashleyfenker1 Comment on Needed
Needed

Somewhere deep down, we all want to feel needed here, beyond Can you count these paper clips? Way beyond Turn in your time sheets. So far beyond Pay your doctors’ bill or It’s time for your colonoscopy. Today, I’m mostly wondering why we pick some people as distinguished visitors, and others as just the regular [...]


 

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