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Baggage vs Memento - crossing lanes with you
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December 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
NEW CONTENT: Baggage vs Memento - crossing lanes with you
Inspired by the #nuitblanche event at Crossroads Theatre in Weston!
Photo credit: Samantha Hurley.
with thanks to Michelle Urbano.
#LaneChanger #LaneChange
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Inspired by the #nuitblanche event at Crossroads Theatre in Weston!
Photo credit: Samantha Hurley.
with thanks to Michelle Urbano.
#LaneChanger #LaneChange
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Baggage vs Memento - crossing lanes with you — Celia Chandler, Writer
I remember when I bought it for him. CBC sold branded merch in their HQ on Front Street and by then, Radio 1 was on not just in our house, but also kept Jack company as drove to fix fridges and assess...
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December 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEW CONTENT: Baggage vs Memento - crossing lanes with you
Inspired by the #nuitblanche event at Crossroads Theatre in Weston!
Photo credit: Samantha Hurley.
with thanks to Michelle Urbano.
#LaneChanger #LaneChange
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Inspired by the #nuitblanche event at Crossroads Theatre in Weston!
Photo credit: Samantha Hurley.
with thanks to Michelle Urbano.
#LaneChanger #LaneChange
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NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I watch 34
Squash mac and cheese. If it sounds gross to you, it did to me at first too. Read on!
#DineSolo #youreworthit #eatfromfreezer
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Squash mac and cheese. If it sounds gross to you, it did to me at first too. Read on!
#DineSolo #youreworthit #eatfromfreezer
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I eat, I read, I watch — dining solo #34 — Celia Chandler, Writer
Imagine my disappointment - I thought I’d pulled a piece of salmon from the freezer. Yes, I’ll grant you, I looked a little thicker and darker than normal, but the colour was sort of right and I could...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I watch 34
Squash mac and cheese. If it sounds gross to you, it did to me at first too. Read on!
#DineSolo #youreworthit #eatfromfreezer
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Squash mac and cheese. If it sounds gross to you, it did to me at first too. Read on!
#DineSolo #youreworthit #eatfromfreezer
www.celiachandler.com/blog/eatreadwatch34
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Louise Ells, a caregiver straddling two lanes
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transition
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#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transition
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Lane Changer - Louise Ells, a caregiver straddling two lanes — Celia Chandler, Writer
“Omigod, you’re a Lane Changer!” I exclaimed while catching up with writer Louise Ells at the 2025 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival. “Would you … do you think you could let me write your profile?” Her int...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Louise Ells, a caregiver straddling two lanes
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transition
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#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transition
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This was a turning point for so many of us.
#December6 #cantforget
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#December6 #cantforget
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December 6, 1989 — Celia Chandler, Writer
A couple of hundred heads, mostly women, all turned in unison in response to the clatter at the back of the lecture hall. Mine stood out in two ways - grey-streaked and pivoting more quickly than oth...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This was a turning point for so many of us.
#December6 #cantforget
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#December6 #cantforget
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Missed reading this morning's profile of Rosemary Sadlier? Worry not -- I can read it to you!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger
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#LaneChange #LaneChanger
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Lane Changer - Rosemary Sadlier, destination? social change
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November 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Missed reading this morning's profile of Rosemary Sadlier? Worry not -- I can read it to you!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger
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#LaneChange #LaneChanger
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Rosemary Sadlier, destination? social change
Curious about Rosemary Sadlier Champion of Black History Month, give this profile a read. She's got an impressive story!
#lifechanges #LaneChange #LaneChanger
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Curious about Rosemary Sadlier Champion of Black History Month, give this profile a read. She's got an impressive story!
#lifechanges #LaneChange #LaneChanger
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Lane Changer - Rosemary Sadlier, destination? social change — Celia Chandler, Writer
Rosemary Sadlier’s lane crossed mine because she volunteers her time interviewing candidates for the Diversity Scholarship program offered at the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto where I wor...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Rosemary Sadlier, destination? social change
Curious about Rosemary Sadlier Champion of Black History Month, give this profile a read. She's got an impressive story!
#lifechanges #LaneChange #LaneChanger
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Curious about Rosemary Sadlier Champion of Black History Month, give this profile a read. She's got an impressive story!
#lifechanges #LaneChange #LaneChanger
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An exciting day! Today's groundbreaking at Kennedy Green a new co-op to be brought to us by CHFT, City of Toronto, Windmill Development Group, Civic Developments, CMHC, and countless others.
#housing
#coophousing
#newhousing
(And we got hats!!)
#housing
#coophousing
#newhousing
(And we got hats!!)
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
An exciting day! Today's groundbreaking at Kennedy Green a new co-op to be brought to us by CHFT, City of Toronto, Windmill Development Group, Civic Developments, CMHC, and countless others.
#housing
#coophousing
#newhousing
(And we got hats!!)
#housing
#coophousing
#newhousing
(And we got hats!!)
Curious about this Sunday's lane changer?
Stay tuned -- it's Rosemary Sadlier, Champion of Black History Month!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger
Stay tuned -- it's Rosemary Sadlier, Champion of Black History Month!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Curious about this Sunday's lane changer?
Stay tuned -- it's Rosemary Sadlier, Champion of Black History Month!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger
Stay tuned -- it's Rosemary Sadlier, Champion of Black History Month!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger
NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I write #33 - Moroccan Tomato Soup
Ever eat at downtown Toronto's Trinity Square Cafe? Their famous soup is my go-to at home.
#DineSolo #eatwell #soupseason
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Ever eat at downtown Toronto's Trinity Square Cafe? Their famous soup is my go-to at home.
#DineSolo #eatwell #soupseason
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I eat, I read, I watch — dining solo #33 — Celia Chandler, Writer
This is a soup I’ve made many many times, usually to start a dinner party. It’s a sure hit. No-one can believe how easy it is to make and often share the recipe. This starts, as everything good does,...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I write #33 - Moroccan Tomato Soup
Ever eat at downtown Toronto's Trinity Square Cafe? Their famous soup is my go-to at home.
#DineSolo #eatwell #soupseason
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Ever eat at downtown Toronto's Trinity Square Cafe? Their famous soup is my go-to at home.
#DineSolo #eatwell #soupseason
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Liz Kaufman, embracing life back on a two-lane highway
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transformation
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#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transformation
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Lane Changer - Liz Kaufman, embracing life back on a two-lane highway — Celia Chandler, Writer
Knowing someone since teenage-hood gives you a shoulder-side view of their lane on life’s highway. Liz is one of those who emerged from the womb 60 years ago this month with no need for a GPS. With a ...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Liz Kaufman, embracing life back on a two-lane highway
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transformation
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#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transformation
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Hard to believe it's been seven years.
#timepasses #medicallyassisteddeath #maid
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#timepasses #medicallyassisteddeath #maid
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MAID day - Monday, November 19, 2018 — Celia Chandler, Writer
MAID day - a day in the life of a caregiver/wife
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November 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Hard to believe it's been seven years.
#timepasses #medicallyassisteddeath #maid
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#timepasses #medicallyassisteddeath #maid
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In case you're following along with the story of the days leading up to my husband's medically assisted death, here's the next in the series.
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MAID minus two - Saturday, November 17, 2018 — Celia Chandler, Writer
MAID minus 2 - a day in the life of a caregiver/wife
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November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In case you're following along with the story of the days leading up to my husband's medically assisted death, here's the next in the series.
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changing Rings
Click the link below to learn how I repurposed the meaningful gold of my wedding rings to create something that reflects my current life.
#newlife #transformation #LaneChanger #LaneChange
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Click the link below to learn how I repurposed the meaningful gold of my wedding rings to create something that reflects my current life.
#newlife #transformation #LaneChanger #LaneChange
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Lane Changing Rings — Celia Chandler, Writer
“I didn’t know you were so sentimental,” a friend said after I showed her my new ring and explained the story. “I’m not,” anxious not to blow my cover as the stoic one. “This is less about preserving...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changing Rings
Click the link below to learn how I repurposed the meaningful gold of my wedding rings to create something that reflects my current life.
#newlife #transformation #LaneChanger #LaneChange
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Click the link below to learn how I repurposed the meaningful gold of my wedding rings to create something that reflects my current life.
#newlife #transformation #LaneChanger #LaneChange
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THROWBACK: from the caregiving trenches
Seven years ago today, Jack set the date to die four days later.
#MAiD #dyingwithdignity #medicallyassisteddeath #medicalassistanceindying #Caregiving
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Seven years ago today, Jack set the date to die four days later.
#MAiD #dyingwithdignity #medicallyassisteddeath #medicalassistanceindying #Caregiving
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MAID minus four - Thursday, November 15, 2018 — Celia Chandler, Writer
MAID minus 4 - a day in the life of a caregiver/wife
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November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
THROWBACK: from the caregiving trenches
Seven years ago today, Jack set the date to die four days later.
#MAiD #dyingwithdignity #medicallyassisteddeath #medicalassistanceindying #Caregiving
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Seven years ago today, Jack set the date to die four days later.
#MAiD #dyingwithdignity #medicallyassisteddeath #medicalassistanceindying #Caregiving
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NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I watch - dining solo #32
Stop eating alone -- dine solo instead!
#DineSolo #diningsolo #youreworthit #treatyourself
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Stop eating alone -- dine solo instead!
#DineSolo #diningsolo #youreworthit #treatyourself
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I eat, I read, I watch — dining solo #32 — Celia Chandler, Writer
Sometimes the cupboard is near-bare and even I am stumped about what I might eat. The strip of takeout joints, just two blocks away, is like a siren call to my hungry ears. But one day recently, I cre...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I watch - dining solo #32
Stop eating alone -- dine solo instead!
#DineSolo #diningsolo #youreworthit #treatyourself
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Stop eating alone -- dine solo instead!
#DineSolo #diningsolo #youreworthit #treatyourself
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Missed yesterday's lane changer profile? No problem - I'll read it to you!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #NewLife #transformation
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#LaneChange #LaneChanger #NewLife #transformation
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Lane Changer — Veronika Tursik, in a new lane and behind the wheel for the first time!
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November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Missed yesterday's lane changer profile? No problem - I'll read it to you!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #NewLife #transformation
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#LaneChange #LaneChanger #NewLife #transformation
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer — Veronika Tursik, in a new lane and behind the wheel for the first time!
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#LaneChanger #LaneChange #reinvention #newlife #HappyChange
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#LaneChanger #LaneChange #reinvention #newlife #HappyChange
Lane Changer — Veronika Tursik, in a new lane and behind the wheel for the first time! — Celia Chandler, Writer
Veronika Tursik lives in a very small hamlet outside Stratford, Ontario. It’s the land of the vehicle so being a non-driver there and working a 35 minute drive away meant that Veronika relied on her h...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer — Veronika Tursik, in a new lane and behind the wheel for the first time!
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#LaneChanger #LaneChange #reinvention #newlife #HappyChange
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#LaneChanger #LaneChange #reinvention #newlife #HappyChange
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer — Faren Bogach, the fast lanes of lawyering
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If you ARE or KNOW a lane changer, contact me. I'd love to meet you!
#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #reinvention
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Lane Changer — Faren Bogach, the fast lanes of lawyering — Celia Chandler, Writer
Faren Bogach’s lane-leap from equity partner in a 100+ lawyer Toronto firm to start her own construction law firm as a 39 year old mother of three is nearly unheard of. Lawyers are paid to spot risk a...
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September 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer — Faren Bogach, the fast lanes of lawyering
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If you ARE or KNOW a lane changer, contact me. I'd love to meet you!
#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #reinvention
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If you ARE or KNOW a lane changer, contact me. I'd love to meet you!
#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #reinvention
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My mother would have loved the Bereavement Authority of Ontario republished my article about her decision to die with medical assistance. I promised I'd continue to make people aware of how MAiD works.
Click below. Story at pg 14.
thebao.ca/issue-13/
#dyingwithdignity #LaneChange #LaneChanger
Click below. Story at pg 14.
thebao.ca/issue-13/
#dyingwithdignity #LaneChange #LaneChanger
September 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My mother would have loved the Bereavement Authority of Ontario republished my article about her decision to die with medical assistance. I promised I'd continue to make people aware of how MAiD works.
Click below. Story at pg 14.
thebao.ca/issue-13/
#dyingwithdignity #LaneChange #LaneChanger
Click below. Story at pg 14.
thebao.ca/issue-13/
#dyingwithdignity #LaneChange #LaneChanger
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Elana Harte, Changing lanes on the “Being of Service” Highway
Want to know more about @elanaharte.bsky.social from COCHF and Sling Sisters? Read on!
#singingcooper #LaneChange #LaneChanger #coophousing
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Want to know more about @elanaharte.bsky.social from COCHF and Sling Sisters? Read on!
#singingcooper #LaneChange #LaneChanger #coophousing
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Lane Changer - Elana Harte, Changing lanes on the “Being of Service” Highway — Celia Chandler, Writer
If you’re in the co-op housing sector, you’ll know Elana Harte, the Executive Director of the Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation (COCHF). But wait, you ask, is that the Elana Harte whose ...
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September 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Elana Harte, Changing lanes on the “Being of Service” Highway
Want to know more about @elanaharte.bsky.social from COCHF and Sling Sisters? Read on!
#singingcooper #LaneChange #LaneChanger #coophousing
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Want to know more about @elanaharte.bsky.social from COCHF and Sling Sisters? Read on!
#singingcooper #LaneChange #LaneChanger #coophousing
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Valerie Groves, when the lane is bordered by perennials and pollinators
#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #transformation #reinvention #gardening #pollinatorgarden
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#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #transformation #reinvention #gardening #pollinatorgarden
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Lane Changer - Valerie Groves, when the lane is bordered by perennials and pollinators — Celia Chandler, Writer
KIC Gardening Services appears as regularly in my Facebook feed now as its work does in the parks and yards of my Weston Neighbourhood. Its founder, Valerie Groves, is a neighbour too and so it was a ...
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September 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Valerie Groves, when the lane is bordered by perennials and pollinators
#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #transformation #reinvention #gardening #pollinatorgarden
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#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #transformation #reinvention #gardening #pollinatorgarden
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Judy Holm, from runways to red carpets to the halls of academe
Read the story of recent creative writing MFA grad!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #reinvention #transformation
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Read the story of recent creative writing MFA grad!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #reinvention #transformation
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Lane Changer - Judy Holm, from runways to red carpets to the halls of academe — Celia Chandler, Writer
lanechanger
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September 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Judy Holm, from runways to red carpets to the halls of academe
Read the story of recent creative writing MFA grad!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #reinvention #transformation
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Read the story of recent creative writing MFA grad!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #reinvention #transformation
www.celiachandler.com/blog/lanechanger13judyholm