Michelle Marie Warner on Medium curated some lists

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Michelle Marie Warner

Love

26 stories

Michelle Marie Warner

Cats

4 stories

Photo of a green-eyed tuxedo cat staring at a blue and yellow bird perched on a branch, in a field of greenery and tiny purple wildflower blooms near a lake. The cat has its mouth slightly open, possibly chirping as cats do when they hunt birds.

Michelle Marie Warner

Social commentary

19 stories

Image of a light-skinned young woman’s face with various icons surrounding her head, with a grid and blue sky with clouds behind her. She has a serious expression, makeup, and a hand reaching her cheek.

Light-skinned masculine-looking person who appears to be in their 40s, standing next to a masculine-looking child around age 10, holding a red sign that says, “Make America Think Again.” They’re standing in the middle of a city street, with cars and buildings on each side of them. The older person is wearing a dark green jacket and the kid is wearing a black hoodie with a skeleton and is holding their arm and smiling.

Illustration of a brown earth with trees above, white water droplets falling, melting glaciers and a polar bear below, with a red exclamation point above its head, and a fully red thermometer to the left, in front of a big green leaf and other greenery. To the right, the sun is shining, with a tiny penguin standing atop the glacier. The image lays against a sky blue background, with a few scattered clouds.

Michelle Marie Warner

Aging

6 stories

Black and white image of a young light-skinned woman touching her hand to her face, as she looks in shock at an older, wrinkled, white haired version of herself in a round mirror.

Photo of an older woman with short white hair and silver wire rimmed glasses, wearing a gold sparkly party hat, gray and white shirt and black festive floral black vest, blowing through a noise maker. She’s standing against a baby blue wall with colorful party streamers on a string behind her.

AI-generated image of a middle-aged white woman with long, wind-blown gray hair, tan skin, high cheekbones and wrinkles on her face and neck. There’s a galaxy and rainbow behind her.

Michelle Marie Warner

Badass Women

7 stories

Black and white image of a young light-skinned woman touching her hand to her face, as she looks in shock at an older, wrinkled, white haired version of herself in a round mirror.

Michelle Marie Warner

Gratitude

13 stories

Deep blue sky with the half-moon in the top right corner and bright green tree branch filled with leaves in the bottom right corner.

Illustration with slate-gray background, of two light-skinned hands in pale pink sleeves, holding a pale pink cup with a light pink striped heart inside, and two striped hearts of two shades of pink, in the top left corner and a notebook and pen open on the top right

Michelle Marie Warner

Work

5 stories

Image of a red brick wall with an ornate white door with a decorative glass window, opening to a blue, cloud-filled sky

Image of an analog alarm clock with roman numerals on the left, with an hourglass with numbers surrounding it, and a silhouette of a woman holding her hand to her chin, brain highlighted inside her head. Both are in front of a golden background with yellow butterflies flying around.

Two light wooden figures shaped like humans, facing each other with white puzzle pieces in hand, almost matching up. They’re standing in front of a fence with various pastel colors.

Michelle Marie Warner

Addiction & Recovery

21 stories

Wedding photo of a couple with three children around the ages of 9,11, and 14, all smiling and holding each other in a group embrace. They’re light-skinned, two femme-presenting kids with long reddish-brown hair, one masculine-presenting teen with short reddish-blonde hair, and the groom has short gray hair.

Photo of two young femme presenting light-skinned people with dark hair, smiling and drinking wine at a wedding party. One of them is holding a wine glass and the other is guzzling from a white bottle of Garibaldi. A couple of other young femmes are hanging out in the background.

Light-skinned, 20-something woman with long, strawberry blonde hair, posing against a stripper pole with mesh stockings, high heels, and a studded leather one-piece bodysuit, with a black background.

Michelle Marie Warner

Relationships

95 stories

Wedding photo of a couple with three children around the ages of 9,11, and 14, all smiling and holding each other in a group embrace. They’re light-skinned, two femme-presenting kids with long reddish-brown hair, one masculine-presenting teen with short reddish-blonde hair, and the groom has short gray hair.

Photo of two young femme presenting light-skinned people with dark hair, smiling and drinking wine at a wedding party. One of them is holding a wine glass and the other is guzzling from a white bottle of Garibaldi. A couple of other young femmes are hanging out in the background.

Michelle Marie Warner

Health & Wellness

21 stories

Photo of Lick Observatory’s 120-inch Shane telescope on Mt Hamilton above East San José, CA. Skies are a brilliant blue, with one cloud to the right, with another smaller telescope to the right, and a building in the foreground. Trees and foliage surround the telescopes on a hill with a driveway leading to them.

Michelle Marie Warner

Mental health

57 stories

Head-shot illustration of a light-skinned femme presenting person with a Blue Morpho and other butterflies of different patterns and species surrounding their serious face, blonde hair pulled back, brown turtleneck and black blazer, against a plain taupe background.

Image made with Canva, featuring the face of a red-crested rooster with brown feathers under his chin, sitting next to a black and classic white analog alarm clock, with music symbols in black above it.

Image of an analog alarm clock with roman numerals on the left, with an hourglass with numbers surrounding it, and a silhouette of a woman holding her hand to her chin, brain highlighted inside her head. Both are in front of a golden background with yellow butterflies flying around.

Michelle Marie Warner

Book reviews

1 story

Photo taken by author, of two colorful paperback books sitting on a sage green stuffed chair, next to a red pillow with the likeness of Frida Kahlo, with a rainbow quilt hanging above. The books are called Baby Darlin’ and Laughing In Her Sleep, written by the author’s friends, Alycia and Jon Vreeland, illustrated by Alycia. Jon died in 2020, and Baby Darlin’ is Alycia’s debut novel.

Michelle Marie Warner

Humor

7 stories

Close-up photo of a white plate with fried chicken tenders and celery, and a hand dipping some celery into a small metal bowl of ranch dressing.

A slightly dirty red economy car (think Nissan Sentra or Toyota Corolla), with the following painted on the side windows in various colors — “VENMO kaylee-jimenez-17”, “HELP US PAY FOR COLLAGE”, and “Thank you!” A few white hearts accompany the plea for help, and there’s “2024” painted in white on the back window. Photo was taken by author in the neighborhood with a yard in the background where she parked.

Photo of a light-skinned woman with long, wavy, golden blonde hair facing away from the camera, facing a bed in golden light, holding an empty glass, wearing a pair of rose colored panties lined in lace and a pink and green flannel print shirt, one hand cinching up the panties.

Michelle Marie Warner

Local reviews

12 stories

Photo taken by author, of two colorful paperback books sitting on a sage green stuffed chair, next to a red pillow with the likeness of Frida Kahlo, with a rainbow quilt hanging above. The books are called Baby Darlin’ and Laughing In Her Sleep, written by the author’s friends, Alycia and Jon Vreeland, illustrated by Alycia. Jon died in 2020, and Baby Darlin’ is Alycia’s debut novel.

Michelle Marie Warner

Mother

7 stories

Michelle Marie Warner

Gratefully Yours Pub

2 stories

Michelle Marie Warner

Parenting

37 stories

Michelle Marie Warner

Former PS I Love You stories

60 stories

Michelle Marie Warner

Poetry

53 stories

Michelle Marie Warner

Dating

7 stories

Michelle Marie Warner

Michelle Marie Warner

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Grateful, sassy, sober GenX mom with plenty to say and enough energy to listen. Learning to laugh a little more as I age gracefully. Bring it on.

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