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Amy Randall-McSorley, EdD, MMC

@AmyjAuthor

Wife, dog and nature lover, writer, educator, motorcyclist...

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At summer's end... Commuter Column: Summer circlevilleherald.com/commen…
Commuter Column: Summer

Commuter Column: Summer

When I was fifteen, I began earning an official paycheck. The days of cash slipped into my hand after an evening of giggling with little kids, drying eyes when a

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Little treasures from others are gifts for the heart... Commuter Column: Gifts circlevilleherald.com/commen…
Commuter Column: Gifts

Commuter Column: Gifts

On my jewelry box sits a little porcelain doll in a lacy blue dress, hat, and shoes. What makes it extra special is that it was a gift bestowed upon

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The Rejuvenating Ride circlevilleherald.com/commen…
The Rejuvenating Ride

The Rejuvenating Ride

It was Saturday, but I arose earlier than usual for even a weekday. I opened the back door as the morning light was just starting to peek through the night

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This one goes out to those who proudly wave their rainbow flags... COMMUTER COLUMN: To those who have their rainbow flags circlevilleherald.com/commen…
COMMUTER COLUMN: To those who have their rainbow flags

COMMUTER COLUMN: To those who have their rainbow flags

This one goes out to those who proudly wave their rainbow flags for all to see and to those who quietly do so in the back of their thoughts.

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...like the sound of the wind as you collide with it COMMUTER COLUMN: Sounds circlevilleherald.com/commen…
COMMUTER COLUMN: Sounds

COMMUTER COLUMN: Sounds

There are certain sounds that stir my soul — my husband Gary’s voice, tree frogs and crickets on a warm summer evening, the reverberation of our front porch wind chimes,

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I wrote this to celebrate the courage, longevity and survival of a few of my heroes circlevilleherald.com/commen…
Courage, Longevity and Survival

Courage, Longevity and Survival

This past weekend was a mix of celebrations. Courage, longevity, and survival were among the themes.

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Celebrating Sally Robinson, Bessie Stringfield and so many other women riders in history and all the amazing women riders of today! (also posted at amyrandallwriter.com) COMMUTER COLUMN: Celebrating women riders circlevilleherald.com/commen…

Amy Randall-McSorley

Welcome to my web site. I hope that you enjoy it and will visit often as I continue to add content, especially to the Brief Articles/Essays page.

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COMMUTER COLUMN: A Message from Our Rescued Dog, Shelby (2 minute read) circlevilleherald.com/commen…
COMMUTER COLUMN: A Message from Our Rescued Dog, Shelby

COMMUTER COLUMN: A Message from Our Rescued Dog, Shelby

I work from home, which means I get visits throughout the day from our rescued dogs, Rusty and Shelby. Rusty is about four years old, 30 pounds, and a Jack

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My husband and I were honored to participate in a ride to escort one of the fallen Ohio soldiers to their final destination. COMMUTER COLUMN: An escort to their final destination circlevilleherald.com/commen…
COMMUTER COLUMN: An escort to their final destination

COMMUTER COLUMN: An escort to their final destination

There’s a song that’s been floating around in my head lately, “A Summer Song,” sung by Chad and Jeremy.

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Kids should not be bullied in school and bullies should not be kids who are in school... COMMUTER COLUMN: Throttle out bullies circlevilleherald.com/opinio…
COMMUTER COLUMN: Throttle out bullies

COMMUTER COLUMN: Throttle out bullies

An unfortunate but recurring theme I’ve written about in the Commuter Column through the years that, in parallel form, arises sometimes when you least expect it, is bullying. This challenging

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How things that can seem small really aren't COMMUTER COLUMN: The extra in ordinary things circlevilleherald.com/commen…

COMMUTER COLUMN: The extra in ordinary things

The last several weeks have been a little rough. The challenges flew at me fast and furiously. But isn’t it something how challenges afire can loom so heavily and yet

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The siren of the whale and the song of the heart... COMMUTER COLUMN: Listen to your heart circlevilleherald.com/commen…

COMMUTER COLUMN: Listen to your heart

We say to, and hear from, each other that we should listen to our heart. Those moments when I really listen to my heart are God moments. And I’m not

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Hold fast to your dreams... Black History Month: American Dreams circlevilleherald.com/commen…

Black History Month: American Dreams

“Sun and softness / Sun and the beaten hardness of the earth / Sun and the song of all the sun-stars / Gathered together / Dark ones of Africa /

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I wrote this about a painting I bought at a garage sale. To the unknown artist circlevilleherald.com/commen…
To the unknown artist

To the unknown artist

I bought it several years ago when Gary and I were wandering through a local garage sale. It was sitting in a space that appeared to be reserved for those

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It's not always just what it looks like... Commuter Column: What it feels like circlevilleherald.com/commen…
Commuter Column: What it feels like

Commuter Column: What it feels like

It’s not what it looks like. It’s how it feels.

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I've never stopped dreaming I could fly... Commuter Column: Earthbound Flight circlevilleherald.com/commen…
Commuter Column: Earthbound Flight

Commuter Column: Earthbound Flight

It’s been decades since my first dreams of flying. It matters not how many years have flown by subsequently, I still dream of taking wing. While earthly bound, my imagination

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Home for the Holidays means so much more... Commuter Column: Walls are just walls circlevilleherald.com/commen…
Commuter Column: Walls are just walls

Commuter Column: Walls are just walls

I’m sitting at my desk in my office at home. I gaze out the window at the trees now barren and yet grand and beautiful in their nakedness. The leaves

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Time seems to move backward, forward, slowly and quickly all in the same moment. Commuter Column: Time circlevilleherald.com/commen…

Commuter Column: Time

It seems like only a few weeks ago we were dipping our toes in summery pools, streams, or lakes and now we are wearing heavy sweaters and coats. Yesterday’s barbecues

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Ahhhh! This is where I’d like to spend my day today.
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A group of us gathered to provide love and support and were judged because we were on motorcycles. Judging Others is How you Define Yourself circlevilleherald.com/commen…
Judging Others is How you Define Yourself

Judging Others is How you Define Yourself

In his poem “Why Not Be Polite,” Sufi Master, Hafiz wrote “Everyone is God speaking. Why not be polite and listen to him.”

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