Category Archives: Essay

A Few Things I Know For Sure

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I watched this TED talk by Anne Lamott. And I thought, I could write an article like that. But what do I know about life? It turns out I know four things for sure. God loves you. God loves me. God is love. God … Continue reading →

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Mockingbird Blues

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This article was originally published on ARHtistic License in May, 2020. I’ve now experienced everything. Last week I was bullied by a bird. I was minding my own business, walking Ralph, when a bird started trash-talking me. I tried whistling at … Continue reading →

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Lemon Surprise

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

A few years ago we had our yard landscaped, and we acquired three citrus trees: an orange, a grapefruit, and a lemon. These last two years we had a a huge yield of lemons. I still have lemons on the tree. … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Geography

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Back in the olden days (late 1950s—early 1960s), geography was taught in elementary schools. Not all elementary schools, apparently, since my husband can’t recall ever studying it, but it was a subject at the parochial school I attended. I think … Continue reading →

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