Recent Essays

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  • Where Is This Going?

    Where Is This Going?

    The short answer: LedaCunningham.com. The longer answer . . . Six months ago I sent Greetings into the world like a kite, tossing it up to the internet sky and watching the wind take it…

  • Peace by Piece

    Peace by Piece

    January ends in a bomb cyclone weather event. Also: “Winter storm to blanket Southeast with snow.” This tracks for me on a personal level. If ever a bomb and a blanket could be used…

  • Baklava and Baby Birds

    Baklava and Baby Birds

    When my kids and I moved to North Carolina ten years ago, we needed to put down roots quickly. I was a suicide widow and single mom with a travel-heavy job; they were five-…

  • Roundup

    Roundup

    Six bins of Christmas decorations erupted into the living room last night. My son brought them down from storage as I whirled around the house collecting residual items of orange, brown, and yellow, making…

  • Love Story

    Love Story

    When people ask “How’s the writing going?” I smile. Inside, I twirl and beam. “I’m in love with a wonderful guy!” from the musical South Pacific plays in my mind (for the uninitiated, there are four…

  • Storm Season

    Storm Season

    With the recent anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29th, a day that also marks the anniversary of my husband’s death by suicide, I can’t help but see parallels for those left behind in…

  • Greetings

    Greetings

    Hi! This is my first Substack post. I’ve always loved to write and now I’m committing to myself, and to you, to publish something meaningful once a month. Like my annual New Years card…