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A very sweet piece by Lynn Trimble on her Stage Mom blog for Raising Arizona Kids.

The latest piece about Mothers Who Write (circa 2010), from the Arizona Republic.

A lovely blog post about a recent MWW reading, from Raising Arizona Kids’ Lynn Trimble.

“Mothers Find a Voice Through Writing,” Arizona Republic, May 5, 2009

“This Outsider is a Gift to Moms All Over,” Raising Arizona Kids, 2007

Amy Silverman has two beautiful daughters, Annabelle and Sophie. Sophie has Down syndrome. These days, Amy divides the world into two groups: the people who adore Sophie, and those who don’t look twice. Amy has to remind herself that once upon a time -- when it came to people who are "different" -- she fell in the latter category. And therein lies the blog... Read more