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Time is on my side. Yay.

September 14, 2017 By Talya Tate Boerner

Time is on my side - Counting Down to cast removal

Time is on my side!

Not to jinx myself, but I’m counting down to my cast removal. If you know me, you probably remember as a kid I learned to count down to fun, important, and/or significant dates by creating a paper chain. One day = one link in the chain. Remove a link each day, and visually it becomes easy to see how close the goal is.

Yes, I’m visual. And yes, I consider cast removal to be an anticipatory date worthy of a paper chain.

I splintered my wrist on July 18. Doesn’t that sound like forever ago? That’s eight weeks. (Five weeks since surgery). Time continues to fly even when I’m trapped inside a slower than normal existence.

Things I’ve discovered in the past eight weeks…

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The Accidental Rotation of Talya Lea

July 20, 2017 By Talya Tate Boerner

The Accidental Rotation go Talya Lea

Have you heard about my new story? The Accidental Rotation of Talya Lea? Unfortunately it’s true. A memoir…

Tuesday night I fell while watering plants on the porch. Wet flip flops, rushing around. It was ugly. See the little picket fence in the next pic? That’s to keep Lucy and Annabelle on the porch. But instead of moving it out of my way, I stepped over, snagged my slippery flip flop, and dove five steps down to the bottom.Continue Reading


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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