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Heather Lynne Sparks

Mar 19, 2023

14 stories

Grow through what you go through.

Life is hard. This is what I've learned so far.

Heather Lynne Sparks

All That’s Waiting in the Wings

I got one of those writer emails this week — the kind where your chest simultaneously clenches, leaps, and plummets because your brain…

Mar 19, 2023

All That’s Waiting in the Wings

Mar 19, 2023

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What Do You Do With a Bad Memory?

When repackaging only goes so far

Oct 30, 2021

What Do You Do With a Bad Memory?

Oct 30, 2021

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C’est La Vie

An open letter to my grandma, eight years after she passed

Nov 17, 2021

C’est La Vie

Nov 17, 2021

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Middle School Boys Tried to “Cleanse” My 13-year Old Niece

Come at this aunt, bros

Oct 20, 2021

Middle School Boys Tried to “Cleanse” My 13-year Old Niece

Oct 20, 2021

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Just Make Dinner: This and Other Crappy Ways I Handled My Son’s Autism Diagnosis

How I just kept swimming, barely

Aug 23, 2021

Just Make Dinner: This and Other Crappy Ways I Handled My Son’s Autism Diagnosis

Aug 23, 2021

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Writers’ Blokke

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Listen up

Our stories are all so similar, really

Sep 1, 2021

Listen up

Sep 1, 2021

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ILLUMINATION

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My ex-husband gave me Covid

And he owes me an apology.

Aug 26, 2021

My ex-husband gave me Covid

Aug 26, 2021

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The Truth About Dying

I wish they’d told me sooner

Sep 11, 2021

The Truth About Dying

Sep 11, 2021

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Neurodiversity, Frat Boys, and Letting Go

My son’s label didn’t change who he is — it changed me

Sep 17, 2021

Neurodiversity, Frat Boys, and Letting Go

Sep 17, 2021

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My Cup Runneth Over

From Mormonism to lattes, an open letter to Joe

Sep 29, 2021

My Cup Runneth Over

Sep 29, 2021

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Pregnant with Twins and Over Myself

My fraternal journey towards loving my body

Oct 13, 2021

Pregnant with Twins and Over Myself

Oct 13, 2021

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