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Darya Mead

Anaphylaxis on a Train to Brussels in 1985

I was heading to Brussels on a train to meet my best friend who was flying to visit me from her college on the East Coast. I grabbed a…

4 min readFeb 28, 2024

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Young woman in a vintage dress, carrying a NIkon camera with a guitar strap under a metallic structure in Europe in the 1980s

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Darya Mead

A Wasp’s Life Spared

It’s a scorcher — not the romantic looking back at NYC in the 70’s, hydrants open, Good Humor Ice Cream cart, sprinklers, sundress and…

3 min readJul 25, 2023

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Lady in tub reading a book in a field

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Darya Mead

Royal Revelations

Coronation, Enthronement, Silver Polishing and Cherished Items

5 min readMay 11, 2023

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Royal Revelations

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Darya Mead

Dasha’s Soviet Day

I smoked cloves in the 80’s. I also wore a giant men’s coat, doc martens and always a big scarf, babushka style. When I got to college —…

4 min readApr 5, 2023

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Dasha’s Soviet Day

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Darya Mead

Joy Sparks Take Effort

Pandemic, Menopause, Empty Nesting; an atrocious trifecta

9 min readFeb 28, 2023

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Joy Sparks Take Effort

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Darya Mead

Lyft-Off

How shepherding caterpillars into butterflies shaped this tragic week

5 min readMay 29, 2022

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Lyft-Off

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Darya Mead

HandMom Tales

Dystopian Days in the Republic of Gilead

4 min readMay 5, 2022

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HandMom Tales

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Darya Mead

The Stench of Mom

How two positive turns of events helped salvage a senior year of High School

6 min readDec 22, 2021

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The Stench of Mom

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Darya Mead

Prolonged Pandemic Prompts Peculiar Poppy PJs Purchase

Having fully accepted my 20-something’s distillation of middle age to a borderline spectral interest in flowers and birds, I’m leaning in…

3 min readSep 3, 2021

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Prolonged Pandemic Prompts Peculiar Poppy PJs Purchase

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Darya Mead

Covid Coffee Chronicles

Channeling Post Pandemic Re-entry in a Cup of Java

3 min readMay 17, 2021

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Covid Coffee Chronicles

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Darya Mead

Darya Mead

Writer, Producer, Media Manager and Mom in San Francisco, Darya writes about travel, parenting, food and health and wellness for TV, print, and online outlets.

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