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Gloria Lucas

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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

The List

When Miriam’s cancer relapses, she asks her husband, Jacob, to take one last road trip with their son.

Jun 6, 2024

The List

Jun 6, 2024

I've worked remotely since 2020 and I have found that my children find rejections during my work…

One of the hardest things about remote work (for me, anyway), has been creating a clear boundary between my "home" hours and my "work"…

Jun 6, 2024

Jun 6, 2024

Published in
Coping with Capitalism

Day Planners and Other Worthless Items

Rethinking how to answer, “What do you do?”

May 20, 2024

Day Planners and Other Worthless Items

May 20, 2024

Published in
Long. Sweet. Valuable.

The Man Who Turned into a Mountain

Paul was turning into stone. He did not notice the curious metamorphosis until the day he lifted his leg to step over a log and found that…

May 15, 2024

The Man Who Turned into a Mountain

May 15, 2024

Published in
Coping with Capitalism

Abstinence Only Education: Credit Card Edition

Clashes between my son’s Econ class and myself

May 8, 2024

Abstinence Only Education: Credit Card Edition

May 8, 2024

Published in
The Haven

Surviving the City Museum of St. Louis, MO and Other Obstacles

Without having to sacrifice a child to the travel gods

May 6, 2024

Surviving the City Museum of St. Louis, MO and Other Obstacles

May 6, 2024

Published in
Tell Your Story

If There is a God, Her Name is Rage

And the fight against my childhood

May 2, 2024

If There is a God, Her Name is Rage

May 2, 2024

Lost Memories

First round submission to NYMidnight’s Short Story Contest: First Place

Apr 11, 2024

Lost Memories

Apr 11, 2024

The System Says It’s There to Help, So Why Does It Feel Like I’m Fighting for an IEP?

Or, the fight to remove educational boundaries for my son

Apr 11, 2024

The System Says It’s There to Help, So Why Does It Feel Like I’m Fighting for an IEP?

Apr 11, 2024

Published in
The Motherload

Diagnosed with Alphabet Soup

Or, how my children’s ADHD diagnosis helped me be a better mom

Mar 4, 2024

Diagnosed with Alphabet Soup

Mar 4, 2024

Gloria Lucas

Gloria Lucas

I write about trauma and mental health. Sometimes parenting. Also, short stories. Daydreamer. Always behind on laundry. She/her

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