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Daphne Wilder

“Afflicted”

I wanted to be afflicted. I obsessed over Laura Bridgeman, a deaf-blind girl who was the subject of Child of the Silent Night, a book I…

8 min readAug 22, 2023

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Daphne Wilder

Blind Date Story #1 and #Last

It was 1999. I had a new business going. I was divorced long enough to be thinking about dating again. And I was cute. The tummy tuck was…

2 min readJan 18, 2023

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Daphne Wilder

Don’t Say Ass Things

Driving down the highway with my mom one day… The car behind us got up really close and tailgated until he could pass. He looked pissed…

2 min readJan 15, 2022

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Don’t Say Ass Things

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Daphne Wilder

The Band-Quit

There were only two streets in Vista View, the subdivision where I grew up. The longer street, Oak Hill, sometimes mistaken for “O’Kill”…

5 min readJan 15, 2022

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The Band-Quit

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Daphne Wilder

The Old Man and the James Avery Cross

An old man walked into the James Avery store in Pearland on Saturday. He approached the lady behind the counter and held out the latest…

3 min readJan 15, 2022

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The Old Man and the James Avery Cross

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Daphne Wilder

Heave to the West!

Growing up just 90 miles from Galveston gave me regular beachly visits. Every summer, we’d rent a beach house with several other families…

5 min readDec 15, 2021

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Heave to the West!

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Daphne Wilder

“It’s all about you”

Some years back, I was in my late 40s and going through some wicked dark times — personally, financially, spiritually — lots of ache there…

3 min readDec 15, 2021

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Daphne Wilder

Memories of a Christmas Tree

Long gone are the days when my daughters and I gathered in the living room to decorate the tree for Christmas. I made every attempt to…

5 min readDec 9, 2021

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Memories of a Christmas Tree

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Daphne Wilder

The Death of Roe?

I listened to the SCOTUS case yesterday morning. Naturally, I have some thoughts. Jackson Women’s Health is arguing on liberty and liberty…

3 min readDec 2, 2021

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Daphne Wilder

The “K”-Word

My mother received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas. Actually, in the ‘50’s, when she attended, I believe it was…

3 min readNov 23, 2021

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The “K”-Word

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Daphne Wilder

Daphne Wilder

Collecting my personal essays for a book, Growing Up Pleasant, about my idyllic childhood. Plus the occasional rant about politics.

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