Archive - The Upstart Crone

Where Did My Shadow Go?

Navigating the heartache of pet loss

Jun 11 •

Linda Clark-Borre

May 2025

The Great Work of Our Lives

...often involves reading between many close and hard-to-read lines.

May 26 •

Linda Clark-Borre

January 2025

The Legacy Project, 3: Quotes that Changed History - Quotes that Changed My Life

Steve Leder’s book, For You When I am Gone, has been an essential reference for my ethical will project.

Jan 28 •

Linda Clark-Borre

The Legacy Project, 2: Seeds of Doubt

"It's simple, really—with friends to tell us when we are wrong, we arrive together at the truth.

Jan 6 •

Linda Clark-Borre

December 2024

The Legacy Project, #1

My Greatest Regret

Dec 21, 2024 •

Linda Clark-Borre

My Hidden Legacy Project

Let's help our children grow Into their best selves at any age and stage of life.

Dec 18, 2024 •

Linda Clark-Borre

July 2024

An Unsettled Path

A post traumatic experience, unpacked

Jul 29, 2024 •

Linda Clark-Borre

December 2023

Escape from The Tyranny of Longing

For the first couple of years after moving to Chico, CA in 2010, I felt out of place, although as Marc pointed out, Chico was only a few letters short…

Dec 19, 2023 •

Linda Clark-Borre

When the dark wood fell before me

Dec 15, 2023 •

Linda Clark-Borre

November 2023

In The Space Between Integrity & Despair

Psychoanalyst Erik Erickson posited that every decade of life represents specific stages of learning, development, and needs to be met.

Nov 26, 2023 •

Linda Clark-Borre

October 2023

This Peculiar Age of Lamentation

On social media posts, I’ve been jolted at the appearance of “laughing emoji” responses to heartfelt lamentations surrounding current events on Facebook…

Oct 16, 2023 •

Linda Clark-Borre

Fiftieth HS Reunion 2023: Confronting the Invisible Girl

I almost didn’t make it.

Oct 3, 2023 •

Linda Clark-Borre

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