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The Unexpected Runner

On September 9, 2018February 2, 2021 By Regina AllenIn MemoirLeave a comment

Not quite a mile into my first 5K in over twenty years, I began to doubt myself. My muscles felt strong, but breathing was beginning to be a struggle. I looked around at my fellow runners and determination overcame uncertainty. There was the woman around my age running barefooted, another woman was a good 8 …

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Workout Queen

On July 10, 2018February 2, 2021 By Regina AllenIn MemoirLeave a comment

My most athletic moment until now happened during the first week of junior high. Much to the frustration of the gym teacher and my teammates, I was the scrawny girl who ducked when the volleyball came my way. I was the last to be picked for a team and also the last to care.  So, …

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Ship Island

On February 26, 2012January 21, 2021 By Regina AllenIn Voice & PlaceLeave a comment

When I was a child I spent a great deal of time at the beach. We would sail in my grandfather’s boat, the “Dixie Flyer” or my parent’s boat, the “La Moette,” to the islands off the Mississippi coast.  Ship Island was where we would go most often. When I need a place to go, …

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Staying Warm

On January 20, 2012January 20, 2012 By Regina AllenIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

How can you expect a man who's warm to understand one who's cold? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn While I certainly don’t pretend to have ever experienced the magnitude of cold that Solzhenitsyn did, I know I really hate being cold.  When I’m cold, I can’t do anything. I can only think about the cold. From my icy …

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How I Came to be Here and Why it Matters

On January 15, 2012 By Regina AllenIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

"Women, then, have not had a dog's chance of writing poetry. That is why I have laid so much stress on money and a room of one's own." - Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own From the time I was a very young girl I had an ideal of living far away from any …

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