Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • May 23, 2018 • 8~14 min read
Health Care Surrogate. Medical-system navigator. Caregiver. Advocate. Decision maker. Cast about in your mind and ask, “Who will be this person for me when I’m old, or if I get sick?” Don’t assume your child will do it. It’s not a job that just anyone can do, or even will consent to do. I was […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • July 15, 2017 • 7~12 min read
Hundreds of hours of enjoyable phone conversations, decades of sharing confidences and seeing each other through tough times, years of giving and receiving special notes and birthday cards, frequent visits and vacations that fostered closeness…these are the foundation for friendships that last a lifetime, right? I certainly thought so, until 2016 became about Hillary vs […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • June 25, 2017 • 6~10 min read
It’s disturbing that with every stroke of his pen, Trump is pulling another plank from the platform that upholds the lower-and-middle classes of this country. From hobbling workers’ rights to decimating healthcare, his and the Republican’s policies are making it tougher for people to live with dignity and be fairly paid for their hard work. […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • February 24, 2017 • 6~10 min read
Empowered by the election of anti-abortion president-elect Donald Trump, states are pushing restrictive abortion legislation that is so ruthless, it’s beginning to take on the tenor of an angry mob with pitchforks. Besides Ohio’s fetal-heartbeat legislation that would have made an abortion illegal after a heartbeat was detected (approximately six weeks) with no exception for […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • October 30, 2016 • 5~8 min read
If I could still do a cartwheel, I would have done one on Thursday, October 27th. That day I stood for hours in a long line with my friends and thousands of others in anticipation of seeing and hearing two of the most admirable women of our lifetimes, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. I saw two […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • August 24, 2016 • 4~7 min read
Once upon a time there was a Fat Toad who sat at the very top of the highest hill of a Kingdom. He had very few neighbors at that great height, but those he did have were all male toads like him. His view was one of beauty and wealth that incited never-ending desire, and […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • August 16, 2016 • 4~6 min read
Republicans claim falsely that abortion is a dangerous medical procedure for women. But the following facts presented by David A. Grimes, Author, Every Third Woman in America: How Legal Abortion Transformed Our Nation and former Chief of the Abortion Surveillance Branch at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tell the true story: “Because of difficulty in […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • July 23, 2016 • 5~8 min read
With its vote of 5-3, the Supreme Court struck down the Texas abortion law that would have closed down all but a handful of abortion clinics in that state. With this ruling, a message was sent to all states that are legislating away a woman’s right to a safe and accessible abortion: Back. Off. I […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • • 4~7 min read
There’s a feeling of liberation when my husband goes out of town, and that liberation leads to acts of apathy, selfishness, indulgence, sloth, and gratification. I am still in love with and attracted to my husband of 28 years. Many of our days and nights are spent together since we both work from home. During […]
Rebecca Warner • Uncategorized • December 2, 2015 • 5~8 min read
There was a debate raging on LinkedIn recently, when someone asked the question, “What value do you put on authors when they describe themselves as ‘Award Winners?’” Responses ranged from vitriolic to meh to upbeat–the last provided by award-winning authors, for the most part. I don’t describe myself anywhere as “an award-winning author.” I do […]