Cami*STAR

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  • Growth

  • Ancestral Trauma

    It has been too long, but long is never gone, for tomorrow, no matter how long, shall arise once again as long as your essence allows it! Today, I sit in a memoir of my own life. A reality of hurt and pain. A reality of my ancestry. A reality of truth. Thoughts of my…

  • Papa

    What a beautiful site: He sat in tanned clothing, He was as handsome as can be with a clean shavened face. He wore the same paint stained watch I remembered as a child. Eloquent in an unfamiliar sitting position as he spoke of an intellectual topic. I gawked and took in every inch of his…

  • Another Year….

    Another year to depart from and say good-bye to, it was fun, it was sad and it was happy! A new year to embark on to renew yourself, to say bye to the old and hello to the new. Are you ready? Are YOU ready? I can’t hear you!! ARE YOU READY!!!!!????? (“ahem” as I…

  • A Trip to Oregon

    Hello there! It has been too long since I’ve gotten down and dirty here. I really need to get back to my writing, but this is a start. As a teacher with school aged kids and a husband’s flexible work schedule, we are blessed to be able to go on yearly summer vacations. We typically…

  • Winners

  • snapshot of 2020

    Covid-19, Cancellations, Cautious, Crushing. Virus, Vaccinations, Violent, Vent. Masks, Medical, Monolithics, Meh. Unanticipated. Unprecedented. Uncertain, Ugh.

  • 2020 Blue

    Out of the blue, a contagion hit reality. Hysteria, Lockdown’s, a halt to life. Yet, here we are alive and breathing. Not a tear has been shed out of greed nor fear. Only tears of joy to see those who have the stregnth and knowledge to keep our reality flowing. -Cami*Star 2020