List: A Look at My Life ~ Personal Essays | Curated by Lisa S. Gerard

Dec 22, 2024
73 stories
A Look at My Life ~ Personal Essays
In
Age of Empathy
by
Lisa S. Gerard
A Disgusting Christmas Note From The Teacher Blew My MindI’m ready to dish out some humble pie
Dec 22, 2024
65
Dec 22, 2024
65
In
Age of Empathy
by
Lisa S. Gerard
How To Fail As a Married Single Mom Like MeCrack and crumble your way to happiness
Nov 5, 2024
18
Nov 5, 2024
18
In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
by
Lisa S. Gerard
My Happy 60th Birthday Surprise — An Unexpected Incurable DiseaseThe speeding train crippled my rainbow of joy
Sep 23, 2024
32
Sep 23, 2024
32
In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
by
Lisa S. Gerard
I’m Launching My New Life at 60 By FreeballingYes, women can freeball
Sep 15, 2024
60
Sep 15, 2024
60
In
Age of Empathy
by
Lisa S. Gerard
Funerals are Funny: The Apparitions Who Made Me Smile and LaughAnd, I think I heard a gasp from Mom’s casket
Jul 30, 2024
19
Jul 30, 2024
19
In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
by
Lisa S. Gerard
I Planned on Having My Best Body Ever When I Turned 50I finally broke the code nine years later
May 31, 2024
57
May 31, 2024
57
In
The Memoirist
by
Lisa S. Gerard
The Rudest Man I Ever Loved Left Me in a Parking LotLife is messy and so am I
May 23, 2024
20
May 23, 2024
20
In
ILLUMINATION
by
Lisa S. Gerard
The Biggest Problem With Gay MenIt’s hard to argue with the truth
May 17, 2024
26
May 17, 2024
26
In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
by
Lisa S. Gerard
I Ignored the Doctor’s Advice — Only to Watch Death in Slow MotionWho did I think I was?
Mar 11, 2024
43
Mar 11, 2024
43
In
The Memoirist
by
Lisa S. Gerard
One Hour With The Stranger Who Happened to Birth MeAnd the royal lies I told her
Mar 3, 2024
80
Mar 3, 2024
80
In
Age of Empathy
by
Lisa S. Gerard
We Met Face-to-Face Once; Ten Years Later She Asked for My KidneyUnexpected requests hit hard
Feb 27, 2024
51
Feb 27, 2024
51
In
The Memoirist
by
Lisa S. Gerard
My Daughter’s Nephew is Also Her BrotherThings may not be as they appear
Jan 28, 2024
46
Jan 28, 2024
46
In
ILLUMINATION
by
Lisa S. Gerard
I Ripped Up a Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket For 500k With My Name on ItSlow Down
Aug 30, 2023
20
Aug 30, 2023
20
In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
by
Lisa S. Gerard
An Old Woman Beat Cancer Faster Than Getting Her Money Back From InsuranceThey figure she’ll give up
Aug 22, 2023
23
Aug 22, 2023
23
In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
by
Lisa S. Gerard
The DCF Caseworker Embarrassed Me Right Before I Saw the JudgeShe revealed an awful truth
Jul 26, 2023
74
Jul 26, 2023
74
In
Age of Empathy
by
Lisa S. Gerard
The Great Divide: What an Aging Parent Wants vs What They NeedBetwixt and between
Jul 15, 2023
31
Jul 15, 2023
31
In
The Memoirist
by
Lisa S. Gerard
Hot Dogs and The Vegan: The Big Face Off —  When Glamour Turned Gross in Under 7 DaysAll that glitters is not gold
Jun 22, 2023
23
Jun 22, 2023
23
In
Age of Empathy
by
Lisa S. Gerard
My Eyes See Dead People, Semicolons, and Coach Tony; I’m Teetering on The BrinkSend help, wine, or a cool mill
Jun 9, 2023
58
Jun 9, 2023
58
In
The Virago
by
Lisa S. Gerard
Cheater? He Pointed His Angry Finger in My Face For an Affair I Never HadGuilty of unrequited love
May 17, 2023
27
May 17, 2023
27
In
Age of Empathy
by
Lisa S. Gerard
The Unsung Heroines: A Buy-One-Get-One-Free Baby Kneels in GratitudeEvery day is Mother’s Day
May 12, 2023
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May 12, 2023
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