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I’m Still Here

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Auburn McCanta

I asked a question tonight about God who I’m not at all sure about these days. I’m still here. My Dan is still here. But we’re experiencing some struggles and wondering about it all. So, I screwed up a question … Continue reading →

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Fresh New Year

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Auburn McCanta

So what exactly did we learn this last year? Did we find the exact moment when the underground crocus bulbs came alive? Or did we learn how to efficiently organize our husband’s medicine for the week? Did we offer ourselves … Continue reading →

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The Fragiles

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Auburn McCanta

My husband, My Dan, my hero, my always-there-man, Recently identified himself as fragile. Fragile! I dislike that truthful word. Fragile things nap hours a day in their chair, A dog at their feet, a robe across their laps. They breathe … Continue reading →

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A Haiku for Phoenix

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Auburn McCanta

Fanning since April Waiting for a spritz of rain Find a day to breathe.

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Another Summer

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Auburn McCanta

Phoenix had a little bit of rain today … some clouds. We’re told it’s our last weekend of cooler weather (mid-upper 70s) before the heat comes on us like a freight train. May is always when our first 100s hit. By … Continue reading →

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And Now We’re Old

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Auburn McCanta

I’ve lost my singing voice. I was once a singer. In college I was chosen to sing with the California Honor Choir (only a few were chosen), and I sang at Disneyland with my group, and I sang at other … Continue reading →

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It Goes With the Territory

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Auburn McCanta

My Dan sleeps. He naps during the day. Gentle, tender naps. He dreams the wild dreams by night. He has something called (briefly) RBD. The long name is Rem Behavior Disorder. It means that his body moves with his dreams. … Continue reading →

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What We Need

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Posted on June 20, 2014 by Auburn McCanta

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  I have a cyst In my face It needs surgery A scar An explanation The remembrance that scars Are not the person. My Dan has fluid Under his lung In his belly It all needs removing Tapping Understanding that … Continue reading →

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The Bottom of the Cup

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Auburn McCanta

My Dan. a cylinder of efficiency; One day, a golfing wizard, The next, struggling to pull his putt From the bottom of the cup. Yesterday, we met with a nurse from the Arizona Palliative Home Care folks. She was beautiful. … Continue reading →

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One Happy Sea Change

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Auburn McCanta

We talked Three nights ago We talked. My Dan is a brilliant thinker, While I’m slow. So very slow. Slow is okay, he says. Brilliant is better, I say. He said he was happy. He said we’ll all die at … Continue reading →

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Auburn McCanta is an award-winning writer, poet, journalist, and advocate. Surviving an almost-always fatal brain tumor almost twenty years ago inspired her to write her first novel. Learn More

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