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Margaret Whitford ✍️

@margaretwhitford.bsky.social
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#Author, My debut memoir, The History We Carry: A Daughter's Memoir (She Writes Press, 2026), explores the cost of silence and how we rise beyond what shapes us. #France #Travel #binders margaretwhitford.com

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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/iGS23F4 Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #Healing #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
✍️ "My entries from that long-ago journal are full of evocative details that relied on my senses... And as if a door were opening, those sensory details often led me to memories." ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words" #Writing
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
✍️ Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4p66y At fifty, I returned to graduate school to pursue an MFA in writing. Desire to pursue something for the sheer pleasure of it rather than professional ambition led me there. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
❄️ Winter in Provence: A Season of Stillness | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4p5x2 Years ago and long before Tom and I had a home in France, we found ourselves in the hilltop, walled village of Gordes in the Vaucluse area of Provence. #MondayBlogs #Provence #Winter
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/iGS23F4 Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #Healing #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
✍️ "Decades before I decided to pursue an MFA, a college professor of mine suggested that we do not understand something until we are able to write about it." ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words" #Writing
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
✍️ Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4nbua At fifty, I returned to graduate school to pursue an MFA in writing. Desire to pursue something for the sheer pleasure of it rather than professional ambition led me there. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/iGS23F4 Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #Healing #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
✍️ "In a place we think we know well, we are less likely to notice details. Place becomes mere setting for other concerns. We move through the environment blind to its unique and changing character." ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words" #Writing
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
✍️ Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4mf58 At fifty, I returned to graduate school to pursue an MFA in writing. Desire to pursue something for the sheer pleasure of it rather than professional ambition led me there. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/iGS23F4 Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #Healing #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
✍️ "I wanted to create a writing life, in the sense that I wanted to develop the behaviors and sensibilities I associated with writing." ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words" #Writing #WritingCommunity
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
✍️ NEW: Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4kijf At fifty, I returned to graduate school to pursue an MFA in writing. Desire to pursue something for the sheer pleasure of it rather than professional ambition led me there. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/iGS23F4 Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #Healing #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
✍️ "One of my graduate-school workshops helped me understand what it means to pay attention to my surroundings, especially when they are familiar." ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words" #Writing #WritingCommunity
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
✍️ "One of my graduate-school workshops helped me understand what it means to pay attention to my surroundings, especially when they are familiar." ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words" #Writing #WritingCommunity
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
✍️ NEW: Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4jyq2 At fifty, I returned to graduate school to pursue an MFA in writing. Desire to pursue something for the sheer pleasure of it rather than professional ambition led me there. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/iGS23F4 Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #Healing #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Happy Holidays
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Going forward, my responsibility is to continue and complete what [my mother] could not. To make myself whole. To heal. ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙒𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮: 𝘼 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧 (coming June 2026 from She Writes Press ) #Memoir #Excerpt
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
✍️ NEW: Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4jdjw At fifty, I returned to graduate school to pursue an MFA in writing. Desire to pursue something for the sheer pleasure of it rather than professional ambition led me there. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🐶 What Our Two Jack Russell Terriers Taught Me About Compassion and Joy | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4j5mu Gilbert and Annie, Jack Russell terriers, came into our lives as puppies. They were both strong-willed, energetic, and highly intelligent. #Pets #Dogs #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
My mother... would have emphasized that she was a displaced person rather than a refugee. My father, American-born and bred, would have dismissed that description as nonsense. ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love" #Memoir #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/iGS23F4 Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
My mother’s old suitcase calls to me from a shelf in my office, like a book that insists on my reading. @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙒𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮: 𝘼 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧 (2026 SheWritesPress) #Memoir #Trauma
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Indie Book Promo @indiebookpromo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I believed that if did not need anyone, I would not be disappointed. If I could not be touched, I would remain safe. If no one knew my deepest feelings and thoughts, they would remain mine. ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙒𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮: 𝘼 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I say sometimes that I am the daughter of refugees, though neither of my parents would have characterized themselves as such. ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love" #Memoir #Marriage #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🐶 What Our Two Jack Russell Terriers Taught Me About Compassion and Joy | MargaretWhitford,.bsky.social buff.ly/XcJ0oc2 Gilbert and Annie, Jack Russell terriers, came into our lives as puppies. They were both strong-willed, energetic, and highly intelligent. #MondayBlogs #Pets #Dogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Traveling the Familiar: Why Certain Places Feel Like Home | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/wQeAi78 In The Reader, the protagonist comments that he once believed he should be more adventurous in his travel, so he explored countries and cities he might not have visited. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/iGS23F4 Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging. #MondayBlogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #Memoir
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Instead of looking at us when we tried to offer any kind of instruction, Annie would look at [our other Jack Russell Terrier] Gilbert as if to ask if he thought we were credible. ~ @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social "What Our Two Jack Russell Terriers Taught Me about Compassion and Joy" #Love
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🐶 What Our Two Jack Russell Terriers Taught Me About Compassion and Joy | MargaretWhitford,.bsky.social vist.ly/4grqy Gilbert and Annie, Jack Russell terriers, came into our lives as puppies. They were both strong-willed, energetic, and highly intelligent. #MondayBlogs #Pets #Dogs
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Margaret Whitford ✍️ @margaretwhitford.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
💚 Motherhood Is Another Country, One That I Will Never Know by @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social buff.ly/n9Z1LDF “Do you have children?” is a question I’ve grown used to hearing when I meet someone for the first time. Yet after all these years, I still hesitate over my answer. #MondayBlogs
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