Char Solomon Non-fiction and creative non-fiction pieces are my published style, others in the works.

photo credit: Tom Oakley

I was born in Chicago but lived many places growing up as the daughter of a Navy Chaplain. My passion for music led me in many directions, all of which, of course, affects my writing today.
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And now, cancer
July 24, 2008
- Months have passed peacefully since the shunt operation to relieve the fluid build-up on my father's brain.
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Giving care and letting go: reflections on an aging parent
March 31, 2008
- As March winds down, I feel spring ease into my soul.
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Giving care and letting go: reflections on an aging parent
January 29, 2008
- As I head out to take my 85-year-old father to another follow up doctor's appointment, I'm reminded of the deeply moving blog entry by author Patry Francis (http://www.patr
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Giving care and letting go: reflections on an aging parent
January 20, 2008
- These past few months have been an emotional roller coaster: Calls from my father at odd times in the day of panic and confusion.
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Guilt, the Motherlode
January 14, 2008
- I confess to being born guilty. How do I know? It was instilled in me from my first breath.
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