<![CDATA[DL NELSON]]>https://dlnelson.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z3Nz!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a743bfc-31bc-4693-a49e-1e357c9cab1b_500x500.pngDL NELSONhttps://dlnelson.substack.comSubstackWed, 02 Sep 2026 21:31:54 GMT<![CDATA[Coat Hangers-50 Years of Fighting]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/coat-hangers-50-years-of-fightinghttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/coat-hangers-50-years-of-fightingMon, 31 Aug 2026 11:38:05 GMTThe latest chapter from my book Coat Hangers and Knitting Needles about Dr. Curtis Boyd who maintained two abortion clinics for over 50 years. He worked with the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion, a national group of ministers and rabbis who found reliable doctors so women could have safe abortions. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Memory Art]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/memory-arthttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/memory-artSun, 30 Aug 2026 04:57:14 GMTFour paintings are like a family album. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[K.I.S.S.]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/kisshttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/kissThu, 27 Aug 2026 13:07:35 GMTMy style of life is Keep it Simple Stupid or at least Keep it Simple which means my life includes my 15 year old pig Flash Drive, the only USB key I have needed in all that time. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Free Write - Rainbowy]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/free-write-rainbowyhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/free-write-rainbowyWed, 26 Aug 2026 12:49:13 GMTAfter two months of record heat and two months of being able to do Free Writes in the same country the three writers are back to doing this ten-minute weekly exercise to a prompt using the internet between France and Switzerland to communicate. We shared the photo of this rainbow along with the hope of greater creativity in cooler weather.

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]]><![CDATA[Coat Hangers: Portrait of an Abortionist]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/coat-hangers-portrait-of-an-abortionisthttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/coat-hangers-portrait-of-an-abortionistMon, 24 Aug 2026 14:16:37 GMTIn talking with women who had abortions before Roe v. Wade there were heart breaking stories of women who were told to lie down on dirty newspaper, abortionists who made sexual passes, pain and worse. Here is a story of a an abortionist who is the reason abortions should be performed by caring doctors in safe conditions. It took me a year to write Coat Hangers and Knitting Needles. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[What’s in a Name?]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-namehttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-nameSat, 22 Aug 2026 15:35:48 GMTRemoving a true hero’s name from a ship to replace it with a felon is unthinkable - except they are thinking of it. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Three Exiles]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/three-exileshttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/three-exilesFri, 21 Aug 2026 13:58:56 GMTIn these horrific times, only friendship can help erase the unease of what is going on. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Free Write -- A Ladder and ...]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/free-write-a-ladder-andhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/free-write-a-ladder-andThu, 20 Aug 2026 13:36:53 GMT“Lame” and “this is the hardest yet.” The three writers who meet every Tuesday for a 10-minute Free Write looked at the prompt, put pen to paper than read their work to each other. The purpose of our weekly exercise is to push our creativity. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[How Dare He’]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/how-dare-he-794https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/how-dare-he-794Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:40:00 GMTA small percentage of the outrages committed by the U.S. president. Read more here.

For a more complete list Senator Chris Murphy read a list of 500. Read more here.

Living in Europe I’m so aware of what Europeans think of Trump.

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]]><![CDATA[Safe From What???]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/safe-from-whathttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/safe-from-whatTue, 18 Aug 2026 16:23:31 GMTThere are so many dangers that Americans face. The government says military is necessary to keep them safe. They ignore the dangers faced regularly by Americans that citizens from other countries are really safe from. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Simple and Wonderful]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/simple-and-wonderfulhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/simple-and-wonderfulMon, 17 Aug 2026 17:28:44 GMTA cozy book store, scones, a feeling of total contentment this is the richness in my life.

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]]><![CDATA[Coat Hangers-Abortion is Profitable]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/coat-hangers-abortion-is-profitablehttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/coat-hangers-abortion-is-profitableSun, 16 Aug 2026 16:01:17 GMTThe wealthy can always find a safe abortion no matter what. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[What Happened to Tiger]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-tigerhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-tigerSun, 16 Aug 2026 07:05:46 GMTA lifetime ago, I taught nursery school in Germany. Although I loved all my kids, one little boy, Tiger, was like no other child I’ve ever known. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Handwriting]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/handwritinghttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/handwritingSat, 15 Aug 2026 09:26:46 GMTAbolish teaching handwriting in schools? That would be slamming the door on vital information and ways of communicating. My learning handwriting under several systems was traumatic, but it opened many worlds. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Free Write -The Waiter]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/free-write-the-waiterhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/free-write-the-waiterFri, 14 Aug 2026 16:18:14 GMT To escape the heat we delayed the Free Write until Friday. It didn’t work. It’s still hot. Read more here about the waiter and his client.

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]]><![CDATA[Mom & Cloclo]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/mom-and-cloclohttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/mom-and-clocloThu, 13 Aug 2026 09:19:47 GMTA dead French singer and a visit to Geneva by my Stepmom became a memory that I didn’t expect but will treasure. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Coat Hangars: The Wickest Woman in New York]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/coat-hangars-the-wickest-woman-inhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/coat-hangars-the-wickest-woman-inTue, 11 Aug 2026 15:51:36 GMTMadame Restell, the leading New York abortionist in the 1880s, passed as an upper middle class woman of the 1800s. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Would You take $1,000,000 If...]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/would-you-take-1000000-ifhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/would-you-take-1000000-ifTue, 11 Aug 2026 11:04:58 GMTIt can be fun to imagine what you would or wouldn’t do for money? Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[Americans and Cruelty]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/americans-an-crueltyhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/americans-an-crueltySat, 08 Aug 2026 17:54:56 GMTSome Americans claim they don’t want their tax dollars going to help sick and hungry fellow citizens, but they seem happy to have their tax dollars go to buy weapons that will kill people all over the world. Read more here.

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]]><![CDATA[The Dear John Society]]>https://dlnelson.substack.com/p/the-dear-john-societyhttps://dlnelson.substack.com/p/the-dear-john-societyThu, 06 Aug 2026 07:11:54 GMTIt had nothing to do with a romantic break up. I don’t know if it really existed. Changes in the way we communicate on all levels would make it almost obsolete. However, there is one thing that holds true is the value behind it. Read More Here!

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