I never intended to write a memoir. So, here’s how that happened…
(This essay first published in Good News magazine, May 2015, to honor and promote celiac disease awareness month.) I’m sitting in the cafeteria a
No Turning Back
(This essay first published in Oh Comely magazine.) She found me in Arizona—the dog I always knew I’d someday have. I’d been traveling cross-
Mush: from sled dogs to celiac, the scenic detour of my life
"Mush is a heartfelt story of dogs, dirt roads and dreams—of health, hope and home." ~Donna Talarico, Founder & Publisher, Hippocampus Magazine
Mush
(Title essay from my memoir, originally published in The MacGuffin) Four months after moving in to the run-down mobile home, I still hadn’t g
Cat-Face
This essay/memoir excerpt first appeared in Pithead Chapel. ~ My boss admitted she’d hired me for my personality. Past events had inspired her to
My Rare Disease
In honor of celiac disease awareness month and in an effort to do my part in helping to raise awareness, I posted "My Rare Disease," the story of my c
My Rare Disease Part 10: A Note on Celiac Disease
Back to Part 9: Diagnosis ~ It has been nine years since my diagnosis, and I am still learning. I am sure I will never stop. I consider myself luck
My Rare Disease Part 9: Diagnosis
Back to Part 8: Rare Disease ~ Human powers of denial surpass those of reason by what seems like an exponential degree. And maybe it wasn’t surpr
My Rare Disease Part 8: Rare Disease
Back to Part 7: Tests ~ Around day seven they started doing different tests to explore the possibility that it might not be the stomach virus that
My Rare Disease Part 7: Tests
Back to Part 6: Pride ~ At night, the nurses took blood samples to monitor my condition. They came in every couple of hours, beginning at 11:00 p.m
Tara Caimi is an independent writer and editor with a BA in journalism and an MFA in creative writing. Her essays, stories, and articles have appeared in journals and magazines including the Writer’s Chronicle, The MacGuffin, Fire & Knives, Outside In Literary and Travel Magazine, Pithead Chapel, and Oh Comely magazine.
