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Come Sail Away

Posted on February 6, 2021 by cathleentownsend — 46 Comments

Choice—it’s that most precious of constructs, and sometimes it seems like nothing but an illusion. But I do know this—even small choices can matter. And the first time I realized how important that could be was in third grade. This…

Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, childhood memory, flash memoir, short story
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Going to the Moon

Posted on June 30, 2020 by cathleentownsend — 18 Comments

10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…BLAST OFF! In the late sixties and early seventies, young children didn’t have to be taught to count backwards. We did it along with the TV, and as soon as the astronauts blasted off, we did, too, careening around the…

Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, flash memoir, moon launch 1969
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A Worm Tale, Published by Longshot Island

Posted on July 19, 2017 by cathleentownsend — 22 Comments

Hey, I’ve got some good news. Longshot Island has published my flash memoir “A Worm Tale” in their latest issue. Apparently, I need to write more of these things because they seem to do very well in terms of blog…

Tagged with: A Worm Tale, Cathleen Townsend, flash memoir, Longshot Island, short story
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Dive

Posted on January 18, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 15 Comments

“Ready? Dive.” I clenched my regulator in my teeth and released the reservoir of air in the apparatus strapped to my back. The twenty-plus pounds of lead around my hips ensured that the waters of the Pacific Ocean closed rapidly…

Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, flash memoir, scuba diving
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A Worm Tale

Posted on January 11, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 18 Comments

I believe there’s a genetic component to empathy. Certainly it can be learned or suppressed, but it seems there’s an inborn disposition as well. Especially when it comes to animals. My mother and I are both overly empathetic, to the…

Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, flash memoir, worms
Posted in My Stories