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Mari Small

What’s Old — is New Again.

2021 was one hell of a year. But if you’re waiting for a sparkly new one, well, you might have to wait awhile.

5 min readJan 16, 2022

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What’s Old — is New Again.

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Mari Small

“ENOUGH . . . is a feast”

Nothing encapsulates the meaning of Thanksgiving more than this Buddhist proverb. When we realize gratitude isn’t turkey or a holiday but…

3 min readNov 24, 2021

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“ENOUGH . . . is a feast”

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Mari Small

Groundhog day — for gun violence

We nailed a vaccination for a deadly pandemic but, another epidemic still rages on, killing nearly 20,000 Americans in 2020 alone — and…

5 min readMay 30, 2021

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Groundhog day — for gun violence

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Mari Small

An Anniversary — Springs to Life

Some anniversaries aren’t meant to celebrate but to remember and learn from — while you make plans to move on. This is one of them.

5 min readMay 10, 2021

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An Anniversary — Springs to Life

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Mari Small

What’s Old — Is New Again.

2020 was one hell of a year. But, if you’re waiting for a sparkly new one to start, well, you might have to wait awhile.

5 min readJan 22, 2021

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What’s Old — Is New Again.

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Mari Small

2020. Bye, Felicia.

As years go, you know you sucked, right? Unfortunately, 2020, you also left a lot of leftover road, so I suspect you won’t be in the rear…

5 min readJan 7, 2021

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2020. Bye, Felicia.

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Mari Small

Oh, QUARANtree, Oh, QUARANtree . . .

It’s okay if your tree is a little off kilter this year. We are, too.

4 min readDec 17, 2020

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Oh, QUARANtree, Oh, QUARANtree . . .

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Mari Small

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

. . and every day. When you have a seriously elfed-up year, that’s pretty much how you roll.

5 min readDec 17, 2020

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I’ll Be Home For Christmas

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Mari Small

Yes, Virginia, this IS who we are.

Newsflash. Our American face-palm ain’t just because of our terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year.

7 min readOct 24, 2020

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Yes, Virginia, this IS who we are.

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Mari Small

Swipe Right. Write LEFT.

What if left-handers are the normal ones — and righties look awkward? I mean, did you ever hear southpaws say with surprise “Wow, I didn’t…

5 min readAug 12, 2020

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Swipe Right. Write LEFT.

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Mari Small

Mari Small

Design diva. Word Chick. Adgirl — independently owned and operated. Political junkie. Fierce mom/grandma/widow. Leaves it all on the field. createsmalltalk.com

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