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Things I Learned From My Father’s Diary 31 Years After His Death

Dive or Lead? Curses Foiled Again! These are entries in my father’s diary in 1992, the year he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to…

Jul 21, 2023

Jul 21, 2023

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Everyday Letters

Summer Sunday

A Perfect Martha Day

5d ago

Summer Sunday

5d ago

Mother,Daughter, Mother Daughter — Round and Round It Goes

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my mother and grandmother. With Mother’s Day approaching, their memories sit heavier than usual…

May 8

May 8

The Positive Effects of Social Media: Reconnecting with Old Friends

How Sharing a Post Led to Surprise Reunions

Feb 5

The Positive Effects of Social Media: Reconnecting with Old Friends

Feb 5

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Everyday Letters

A Memorable Ski Weekend at Black Mountain

Revisiting the slopes I learned to ski on 55-years ago

Feb 5

A Memorable Ski Weekend at Black Mountain

Feb 5

Constraint for 2025

My word for 2025 is constraint. At first this might sound negative, but I am thinking of it in a less is more kind of way. I recently…

Jan 1

Jan 1

Wiggler Dashboard Jesus and Brad Paisley Christmas Songs

A few years ago, my nephew gave me a Dashboard Wiggler Enlightenment on A Spring Jesus and much to my family’s chagrin, it has been…

Dec 18, 2024

Dec 18, 2024

Who Says Grace At Your Table?

Just as we were preparing to say grace at Thanksgiving dinner, I suddenly realized that Greg and I were the elders at the table. We were…

Dec 16, 2024

Dec 16, 2024

My Holiday Wish

Sunday morning in my house is usually peaceful — coffee, crossword, chucking the ball for dogs and then church. While chucking the ball at…

Dec 16, 2024

Dec 16, 2024

End of An Era. Continuation of Another

In 2007 my best friend Missy and I saw a 16-year-old Taylor Swift open for Brad Paisley in Tinley Park, IL. Her song at the time was “Tim…

Dec 2, 2024

Dec 2, 2024

Martha Zeeman

Martha Zeeman

I am a writer, podcaster, book reader and work at an independent bookstore in my community. I strive to tell stories that create connections and community.

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