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Shayla Should Be Writing

Author Shayla Dugan's reflections on today's world as a Gen X parent, grandparent, and writer with an occasional musing about her dogs.

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  1. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    Spam and Eggs (opens the original)

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    I had to carry live chickens three times last month. If you know nothing else about me, you should know I don’t like birds.But several years ago, I wanted to give my husband a birthday gift he’d been yearning for…his desire to live a farmer’s life. Sorry, babe. I’m a city girl. The best I can do is give you these chickens. While he’s living his dream as the resident chicken farmer, sometimes the dreaded caretaking responsibilities fall to me for the Goldhen Girls.Yep. The Goldhen Girls. This is

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