<![CDATA[Stories by Deana K Rodriguez on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@deanakrodriguez?source=rss-2f55bd70797c------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*uPjOBLAbnG_in7e_2ig1ZA.png Stories by Deana K Rodriguez on Medium https://medium.com/@deanakrodriguez?source=rss-2f55bd70797c------2 Medium Thu, 12 Nov 2026 02:44:37 GMT <![CDATA[Gen X Women and The ‘Pause Heard Round the World]]>

Generation X women, born between roughly 1965 and 1980, are the first generation of women to experience menopause as a consort, in real…

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My Gen X childhood and teenaged memories often return like pieces of shattered glass — in bits and pieces that, if I’m not careful, can…

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Halloween: ghosts, vampires, madness, and fear… Follow me through the local haunted house.

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I enjoy being challenged by my job and learning new skills.

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I don’t even know where I am anymore.

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The poetry prompt for this poem was ‘Tattoo’—If I ever decide to get a tattoo it will be the same as the smokin’ man in this poem —…

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]]> https://medium.com/the-lark/tattoo-b3abf782f753?source=rss-2f55bd70797c------2 https://medium.com/p/b3abf782f753 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:41:00 GMT 2026-09-13T16:41:00.201Z <![CDATA[Underfoot and Overhead]]>

After the fires —life and death carry on

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Each reader takes away something different from what is written but the connection—the interaction—is the key—as long as we all keep…

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The poetry prompt for this poem was “Drama” — I based this poem on a short-story work in progress: Good intentions, sabotage, classic…

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]]> https://medium.com/the-black-veil/drama-4c0869e68050?source=rss-2f55bd70797c------2 https://medium.com/p/4c0869e68050 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:04:30 GMT 2026-06-08T21:04:30.670Z <![CDATA[Transcendence]]>

The poetry prompt for this poem was ‘Transcendence’ — People seek it in all sorts of ways — here are six lines about how one person keeps…

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