Michele Cushatt - Writer and Speaker

Wish I Would Have Said That …

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by Michele.

A pedestal is an easy perch to fall off of.
Mannie Corpas, bullpen pitcher for the Colorado Rockies, has discovered this only too well. Fans loved him when he sported a 1.06 ERA in April. But now that his June ERA tally peaked at 9.95, notsomuch. They even booed him off the mound during Saturdays game.
I’ve [...]

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To Love or Not to Love

Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by Michele.

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it up carefully round with hobbies and little [...]

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Slaying the Mountain

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Michele.

A little over a year ago, a dangerous snowboarding accident ended Laura’s season just as it began. With at least eleven broken bones in her back, her recovery progressed at an agonizing pace. We recorded her improvement over the course of weeks and months rather than days. Honestly, at times I wondered if she’d ever [...]

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Voicemail

Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by Michele.

I have six messages saved on my phone. One which has been parked in voicemail purgatory for at least four years. Each means something to me, which is why I’m pack-ratting these snippets like a monkey hoards bananas:

My 4-year-old niece singing “Happy Birfffday” on July 31, 2006. I was in the midst of traveling, missing [...]

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Taking Another Swing

Posted on 01. Jan, 2009 by Michele.

Dad says I must have been only five or six at the time. Stubborn as an mule, though. I would not be dissuaded. Hammer in one hand, tiny little girl fingers gripping a nail in the other, my face set in characteristic determination. I wanted to be just like Daddy, strong and brave, able to [...]

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