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A novel about fatherhood, grief, unanswerable questions, and the small, magical moments that make up life.

2025

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Middle-Pause

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Alison Acheson

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Oct 9, 2023

My Fifties Were Going to Be MY Decade

Life had something else in store

My Fifties Were Going to Be MY Decade

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The Unschool for Writers

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Alison Acheson

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Oct 2, 2024

Those Writing Class Trigger Warnings

What are they good for?

Cyclist freestyling on an outdoor handrail set aflame

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Thirty over Fifty

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Sep 27, 2024

Walking Out of the Hospital

After four days in the emergency ward, my mother had had enough

Walking Out of the Hospital

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Thirty over Fifty

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Jul 9, 2024

A Landlord Seeks Forgiveness

What was in that life-changing rent break?

A Landlord Seeks Forgiveness

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Lives Well Lived

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Alison Acheson

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Jun 5, 2024

Lives Well Lived — a New Publication

Tell us a story and call it an obituary

Lives Well Lived — a New Publication

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The Unschool for Writers

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Alison Acheson

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Mar 5

A Writer Thinking in Collage

Dickens walking, images and thoughts

A Writer Thinking in Collage

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

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Alison Acheson

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Jan 13

Just Stay Home for An All-American STRIKE

Pretend it’s covid all over again

Just Stay Home for An All-American STRIKE

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The Unschool for Writers

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Alison Acheson

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Dec 26, 2025

Studies in Creating — Learning From Visual Art for Text

Take your time

Studies in Creating — Learning From Visual Art for Text

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The Unschool for Writers

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Alison Acheson

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Oct 23, 2025

Published a Book? The Parasites Are Coming For You

The relentless emails of hustle-culture

Published a Book? The Parasites Are Coming For You

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

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Alison Acheson

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Aug 29, 2025

Myths & Rewards of Homeschooling

It’s that time of year

Myths & Rewards of Homeschooling

Alison Acheson

Alison Acheson

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Adult novel: Blue Hours. Memoir: Dance Me to the End. (ALS caregiving.) My pubs here: LIVES WELL LIVED, UNSCHOOL FOR WRITERS, and editor for WRITE & REVIEW.

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