awesome books | Drew Dotson

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Today is the first day of Creativity March! You're probably thinking, "What is Creativity March?" I'll tell you. Creativity March was...

Mar 1, 20231 min read

Me vs. Mind

My mind has always been my archnemesis. Right now we’re pretty civil, but that hasn’t always been the case. I remember sleepless...

Feb 10, 20233 min read

OMGlennon

I am here with a proclamation: I became one of Glennon Doyle’s biggest fans over the past 24 hours. I first heard her name a month after...

Aug 25, 20222 min read

A joyful heart

When I sit down to write something grief related, I occasionally feel a twinge of worry. I’m concerned that by continuing to document my...

Jul 1, 20222 min read

The gossip on grief: Six months later

Grief is powerful. In fact, it's so mighty it has rendered society largely incapable of discussing it. Today marks 6 months of widowhood.

Jan 20, 20214 min read

All is fair

Last week, after checking my temperature, the dental hygienist led me to my exam room. “How’s your husband doing?” she asked with the...

Dec 1, 20202 min read

How am I doing?

How am I doing? Well, I’m exploring new places through travel, music, and books. I’m sitting on hold with countless financial...

Sep 25, 20201 min read

Wait no more

Yesterday afternoon, I cozied up in bed with the dogs to do a meditation. Let’s be real; we all know that’s the prelude to a mid-day nap....

Oct 22, 20193 min read

Live oak

I recently borrowed a memoir from the local library. It caught my eye instantly because it was called Marrow, a word that entered our...

Oct 19, 20192 min read

Gallery

My name is Drew Dotson, and my life has been anything but perfect, yet it's still perfectly beautiful. After growing up with a genetic disease, cystic fibrosis, I was blessed to meet an amazing man who loved me without bounds. Then he died.

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