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Michelle McAfee
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About Me — Michelle McAfee

Writer. Photographer. Musician. Mountain-loving chocolate hound. — My first rejection as a writer came from a Reader’s Digest editor. I was eleven years old, living in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver. My English teacher, Mr. Upzack, sent a note home asking my parents if he could submit my homework assignment to the publication. …

About Me

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About Me — Michelle McAfee
About Me — Michelle McAfee
About Me

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Tell Your Story

·Jun 30, 2021

Small Town Heist

An issue in the glove box — Cindy sat at my kitchen table while her husband Jack stirred a pot of Thai Curry he whipped up in the kitchen. They arrived from Indiana the previous night, parked their hybrid SUV and pull-behind trailer beneath the Ponderosa trees on my land in a place I’ve deemed “Wagner’s Campsite.”…

Short Story

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Small Town Heist
Small Town Heist
Short Story

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P.S. I Love You

·May 4, 2021

Shamanism Works in Strange Ways

How my lucky number connected me to people around the world — Elevator jazz assaulted my ear as the phone pressed against it. An occasional disembodied syrupy voice interrupted, “Your expected wait time is two minutes.” I was borrowing my neighbor’s landline since the cell service in this valley is non-existent. A man with a thick Indian accent piped through from somewhere…

Nonfiction

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Shamanism Works In Strange Ways
Shamanism Works In Strange Ways
Nonfiction

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The Writing Cooperative

·Apr 17, 2021

Why I Bailed on My Publishing Class

How failing taught me more than succeeding — Last summer, I enrolled in an Essay/Creative Nonfiction class with Gotham Writers, a New York City online writing school. Half a year later, I can safely say it changed my life. I was a writer before this class: a professional songwriter and a devoted Morning Pages writer. But essays, in…

Writing

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Why I Bailed on My Publishing Class
Why I Bailed on My Publishing Class
Writing

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P.S. I Love You

·Apr 7, 2021

How Bikers Came to the Rescue

Sometimes angels ride Harleys — The warm, low-angle light of the setting sun blasted through the windshield, blew through my sunglasses, and pummeled my squinting eyes. I glanced down for a reprieve from the glare and noticed the red needle on the gas gauge kissing E. My butt was numb from sitting in the driver’s…

Roadtrip

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How Bikers Came to the Rescue
How Bikers Came to the Rescue
Roadtrip

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P.S. I Love You

·Mar 3, 2021

Bloom Where You Are

An unexpected moment of grief shared with an unusual friend. — Late afternoon sun angles across the meadow, creating a facade of warmth on this chilly early March day. My black rubber chore boots squish in the mud left by the last rain as I make my way down the garden trail. Moments before it is crushed beneath the weight of…

Life

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Bloom Where You Are
Bloom Where You Are
Life

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P.S. I Love You

·Feb 19, 2021

A Mid-Life Shopping Spree Cost Me $200

Emotional shopping = comfort food. — I just lost my mind. I’m about to drop $200 online buying new clothes. You know those cute little boutique clothing ads that pop up on Facebook from time to time when you’re scrolling? They are the scourge of the earth. It’s not the $200 that bothers me, although I’m…

Life

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A Mid-Life Shopping Spree Cost Me $200
A Mid-Life Shopping Spree Cost Me $200
Life

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Feb 16, 2021

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P.S. I Love You

·Feb 14, 2021

Are You Coming With Me?

A prophetic dream foretells a fork in the road of life. — It is twilight. Lavender-blue glow fills the sky. I am alone, standing on the side of a two-lane blacktop road feeling lost. The white line painted on the asphalt at my feet stretches for miles to the north. I hear a distant hum behind me to the south. A black car approaches and slows down, stopping on the…

Dreams

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Are You Coming With Me?
Are You Coming With Me?
Dreams

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Jan 16, 2021

The Blue Atlas Project Brings Aid to Devastated Abaco Island

And one woman’s rite of passage to becoming a sailor. — Kali Kirkendall walks to the stove in her underwear, spins the knob on and brings a blue flame to life beneath the kettle. The sailboat sways with the rhythm of the ocean as she hangs onto the counter and props the Aero Coffee Press between various heavy items stacked together…

Travel

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The Blue Atlas Project Brings Aid to Devastated Abaco Island
The Blue Atlas Project Brings Aid to Devastated Abaco Island
Travel

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