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The Magic of Ordinary: A Memoir

The Magic of Ordinary: A Memoir

A personal story of life with a loving father. The universal story of how a loving father can brighten the world.

2021

Stories

Melissa Gouty
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Garden Glory

Do You Need a Mood Boost? Look at These Awesome Colors of Spring

You’ll feel better…

6 min read4 days ago

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bright purple crocuses

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Melissa Gouty
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Garden Glory

One Yearly Spring Show You Won’t Want to Miss: Gravetye Giant Leucojum

Summer Snowflakes

3 min read4 days ago

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One Yearly Spring Show You Won’t Want to Miss: Gravetye Giant Leucojum

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Melissa Gouty
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Garden Glory

Can “Donald Duck” be a Legacy of Love?

You bet, when Donald Duck is a tulip!

3 min readApr 7, 2024

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A single, orange and yellow Donald Duck tulip.

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Melissa Gouty
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Literature Lust

How to Return to Childhood: Read The Hobbit on National Tolkien Reading Day

Thank you, Mrs. Handy

4 min readMar 26, 2024

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The Hobbit Hole, something to celebrate on national Tolkien Reading Day!

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Melissa Gouty
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Literature Lust

Are You Grieving? You Should Definitely Read Fresh Water for Flowers

Valerie Perrin’s novel

6 min readMar 19, 2024

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Are You Grieving? You Should Definitely Read Fresh Water for Flowers

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Melissa Gouty
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Garden Glory

3 Epic Garden Failures — Without Knowing The Reasons Why

Clematis, pumpkins, Bee Balm

4 min readMar 8, 2024

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3 Epic Garden Failures — Without Knowing The Reasons Why

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Melissa Gouty
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Literature Lust

How to be a Great Writer: 4 Powerful Insights from Marilyn Robinson

Better. Bolder. Braver. Kinder.

4 min readMar 8, 2024

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How to be a Great Writer: 4 Powerful Insights from Marilyn Robinson

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Melissa Gouty
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Garden Glory

How You Know Spring Will Really Happen: Crocuses!

Joy Jolt of Color

3 min readMar 5, 2024

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bright purple crocuses

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Melissa Gouty
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Literature Lust

One Bold Prediction: North Woods Will Win the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Daniel Mason’s novel is that good!

5 min readMar 4, 2024

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Old yellow house in the woods.

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Melissa Gouty
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The Writing Cooperative

How Shocking Are Your Thoughts? Writers Who Wrote in Secret Code

Paranoid or Prudent?

8 min readMar 3, 2024

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How Shocking Are Your Thoughts? Writers Who Wrote in Secret Code

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Melissa Gouty

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Writer, teacher, speaker, and observer of human nature. Content for HVAC & Plumbing Businesses. Author of The Magic of Ordinary. LiteratureLust and GardenGlory.

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