Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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Three Thanksgivings

Three Thanksgivings

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Jen Deaderick
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In our wedding program, my now ex-husband and I included John Lennon’s quote “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.” This was a bit of a joke, a reference to my surprise pregnancy which was extremely visible under my empire waisted dress.

Neither of us were particularly good at planning. We’d both been raised around lefty artistic types wh…

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