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Let me tell you a story about a son who loved his mom so very much that he did not want to think that the end was near. He insisted we...
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Maureen Klues
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Dear Summer, We Have to Let You Go
Memo: Termination Notice Date: August 20, 2023 Dear Summer, We regret to inform you that although we have very much appreciated working...
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Maureen Klues
Apr 13, 20235 min read
Tent Shows, Hill Climbs, and Poppy Parades
You think you know about most things, from the last hundred years or so, when you compile school history classes, movies, books, and...
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Maureen Klues
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Are you a Teenage Twilight Parent?
This is the first year I don’t have any kids in elementary school. It's the first time in twenty years. Yes, I have been a mom for a LONG...
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Maureen Klues
Feb 2, 20234 min read
The "What I Got Away with and You Never Knew About" Story
My adult daughter recently shared with me her “guess what I got away with that you never knew about” story, at her grandparent’s 50th...
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Maureen Klues
Oct 27, 20225 min read
Why Halloween is So Great
Me and my siblings, celebrating a 1990's Halloween The thing that is great about Halloween is that it hits pretty much every phase of...
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Maureen Klues
Sep 14, 20225 min read
Interview with Rebekah Taussig, Author of Sitting Pretty
The cool thing about life storytelling is it often takes me in unexpected directions. I recently partnered with the Quincy Public Library...
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Maureen Klues
Aug 14, 20226 min read
Should We View Struggles Through a Different Lens?
This summer we took a vacation to Colorado to visit family, packing in as much adventure as was humanly possible. As we don’t have any...
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Maureen Klues
Jul 13, 20223 min read
Appreciating Where You Are
For all my fellow Quincyans: are you “Quincy” or are you “Quincy Quincy”? I am just "Quincy", but my kids are "Quincy Quincy". Stick with...
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Maureen Klues
Jun 18, 20224 min read
Oh, to be Lazy Mayzie & Enjoy the Summer Slowdown
“It’s work! How I hate it! I’d much rather play! I’d take a vacation, fly for a rest…” - Lazy Mayzie, before she abandoned her nest and...
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Maureen Klues
May 16, 20225 min read
The Signs You Might be Middle Aged and Why That's a Good Thing
When I interview people for life storytelling I often break down story questions by childhood, young adult, older adult, and then the big...
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Maureen Klues
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Let's Go!
I am usually a very decisive person. I follow my gut and that’s the end of it. Looking back to my early adulthood this was a good and a...
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Maureen Klues
Mar 15, 20224 min read
The Secret To Happiness
I have been on the fence with what to write lately. Like everyone else, I swing like a pendulum back and forth from diligently monitoring...
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Maureen Klues
Feb 18, 20224 min read
The Melody of Your Life
In my storytelling role, I often compare the writing process to playing a song. Each life memory told is a musical note. The notes are...
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Maureen Klues
Jan 15, 20226 min read
Aha! Ransacked.
If you are not spending this cold January under a blanket watching Yellowstone like everyone else, maybe you are knocking out some new...
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Maureen Klues
Dec 5, 20213 min read
The Joy Will Shine Through
As I finished up a storybook this weekend I looked at the big picture of the person’s life and thought about what the cover of this book...
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Maureen Klues
Sep 29, 20213 min read
Traveling Magic
What is special about a bus driving around with books? Pretty much everything. If someone were to ask me what the most comforting...
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Maureen Klues
Jul 21, 20213 min read
We are Going a Little Bit Faster Mom
“We are going faster Mom. Mom, we are going a little bit faster. We are going a little faster.” Two years ago we drove to Colorado to...
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Maureen Klues
May 6, 20214 min read
Poetry by Happenstance
I have always liked reading a good story, which probably explains why I have always liked telling a good story. Regardless of my job, I...
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