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Originally from Boston, Michelle is a writer, editor, instructor, obsessive sports fan, loud talker, quick laugher, and chances are, she watches more television than you do.

senior sports analyst
member since 10.1.99
red sox nation, ma
dob: 1.29.74

MICHELLE'S LATEST COLUMN

baby without the maybe
awake in the present moment of pregnancy
7.12.10 : feature!
I won’t be pregnant forever.

This thought turns itself over in my head as I lie awake at some way too early hour, experiencing the insomnia that has been yet another symptom to add to a growing list. As the months ahead of me that have been carefully measured turn to weeks, to days, what this statement means has changed significantly, too.

At first, it was a forbidden thought: I was so terrified during my first trimester, so scared that something would go wrong, that I barely allowed myself to imagine a summer that would end with a healthy baby. It had taken so long for the three of us to get to this point that I could hardly believe it could actually happen, that we could have a family that consisted of more than just us two adults. As the evidence mounted, the successful upon successful trips to various medical professionals kept resulting in exactly what we were looking for – strong heartbeat, evidence of growth, no fetal problems whatsoever – my fears began to diss... 
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PRIMARY PROJECT

Further Fenway Fiction
a writing project

My story,

Offsite Link: Available Now!

Latest Journal Post: Buy this Book!
The book is out! You can order it on Amazon, and hopefully walk into your local bookstore and pick it up, as I plan to attempt to do at Politics & Prose in DC this weekend. I may not be successful, but I'm sure going to try.

In the meantime, check out the cover -- gorgeous, huh?
posted: 7/25/2007 10:43:56 PM

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RAVES

re: baby without the maybe

Wow. Just lovely.

re: baby without the maybe

Beautiful!

re: baby without the maybe

beautiful!

re: whose concept of conception?

There are lots of other things you should question about the RC Church.

re: open mind, closed marriage

Thoughtful and challenging--walking towards oncoming traffic and I'm walking with you!



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