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Candace Hammond

Candace Hammond

Delayed Dreams Aren’t Always Denials

I live with a man for whom The Sopranos is comfort viewing. When he can’t sleep or is sick, Tony, Carmella, and Uncle Junior make him feel…

Dec 21, 2023

Delayed Dreams Aren’t Always Denials

Dec 21, 2023

Candace Hammond

My Body and Me

It’s hard to remember when I began to critique my body, but I know by middle school I was in an all-out war with what I saw in the mirror…

Feb 24, 2023

My Body and Me

Feb 24, 2023

Candace Hammond

It’s Never Too Late for a Meet-Cute

Before I wasn’t married I was married for a very long time. Becoming not-married after having met the person I was no longer married to at…

Feb 17, 2023

Feb 17, 2023

Candace Hammond

A New Year with No To-Do List

As we get ready to say goodbye to 2021 and look to the beginning of year three dealing with a novel virus, which is, by now, not at all…

Dec 31, 2021

A New Year with No To-Do List

Dec 31, 2021

Candace Hammond

The Lingering Losses of the Pandemic

It feels a little strange to write about loss and grief when compared to so many I haven’t lost much at all. I’m not a healthcare worker or…

Oct 16, 2021

The Lingering Losses of the Pandemic

Oct 16, 2021

Candace Hammond
in
The Startup

Stop Feeling Guilty

It seems like every time I boot up my computer someone is offering advice on how to be more productive, more creative, and just more…

Dec 17, 2020

Stop Feeling Guilty

Dec 17, 2020

Candace Hammond
in
The Startup

Sometimes Quitting Is a Good Thing

The one thing I almost never, as in never do, is quit a writing project I’m working on. Part stubbornness and part fear, I have always…

Oct 11, 2020

Sometimes Quitting Is a Good Thing

Oct 11, 2020

Candace Hammond
in
The Startup

Lost Things…

I want to see my kids.

Aug 15, 2020

Lost Things…

Aug 15, 2020

Candace Hammond

And Then We Woke Up

When the shutdown first started I thought we’d be asked to shelter in place for a few weeks and then it would be over. Being a pandemic…

Aug 13, 2020

And Then We Woke Up

Aug 13, 2020

Candace Hammond

A Hallmark Fantasy In the Time of Covid

Several months ago I outed myself on this very platform, and in front of a live audience of about 200 people as a Hallmark Christmas movie…

Jul 28, 2020

A Hallmark Fantasy In the Time of Covid

Jul 28, 2020

Candace Hammond

Candace Hammond

I am a freelance journalist, playwright and entrepreneur with a million side hustles to support my writing habit.

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