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Rachael is the author of WE SHARE THE SAME SKY. She’s a Maine-based writer, podcaster, curator, and educator writing about inherited memory, family history and grief (and now new motherhood).
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On This Day (opens the original)
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G’mar chatima tovah to those who are fasting today for Yom Kippur. It is one of my favorite Jewish holidays as it asks of us to reflect and offer ourselves renewal as we enter the new year. The more I age, the more I crave holiday rituals and intentional connection. But alas we are not there yet as a family to know what tradition looks like for us. We are still settling into our new home and in a constant negotiation with time as we mark a year of parenthood this week. So this morning I’m giving
A Conversation with Author Phuc Tran (opens the original)
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I recently released a new podcast episode with Maine-based author Chelsea Conaboy who wrote Mother Brain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood. To keep in theme with my fellow Maine writers, I’m resharing a 2022 episode from the Along the Seam archive with Phuc Tran. Phuc is an author, educator, classicist, and tattooer. His book,
A Conversation with Author Chelsea Conaboy (opens the original)
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Last September I was sweaty, sleeping miserably, peeing uncontrollably and so unbelievably swollen that my feet looked like they were related to Shrek. My wardrobe was bike shorts, massive t-shirts and compression socks with a pair of clogs (the only shoes I fit into). And every morning as I awkwardly rolled myself out of bed, I would wonder if labor would soon begin. I was still some weeks away from my due date, but in that anxious window where I knew my baby could arrive now or in another mont
Book Birthday (opens the original)
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Hello All,I’m back stateside after a meaningful 10-day trip to Poland and Denmark where I had the opportunity to introduce my husband and son to many of the important people that came into my life as a result of working on We Share The Same Sky. For the most part the trip was great. E was as good as a baby could be on a long flight and kept his eyes wide open to all the new places. We did have to adapt our plans in Copenhagen when E came down with the unfortunate-named Hand, Foot and Mouth Disea
Anew (opens the original)
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Some weeks ago my dear child began to wave. He says hello to himself in the mirror after bath time, waves to the trees on our evening walks, and excitedly throws both hands at his father when he comes downstairs in the morning. The oatmeal flings from his little fingers as he teaches his dad how to greet the day. Then last week, E began to open doors. He’s desperate to pull down the handle and hear the hinge creak and see what is out of sight. He teaches us about pure curiosity and how the tinie
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