BOOK CLUBS are the invisible plaster holding our community together. Book clubs keep many of us sane, yet book clubs have adopted an unspoken “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The…
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Between The Bluffs: Ode To The Inevitable Empty …
IT WASN’T LONELINESS. It wasn’t heartbreak. It wasn’t regret. It wasn’t sadness or melancholy. It wasn’t despair. It wasn’t wistfulness. It wasn’t loss or grief. It wasn’t nostalgia. It wasn’t…
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The Big Blue Beast
UNLIKE MY FRIENDS who went to dude ranches or cottages every summer, my family cut through large swaths of the United States in our big blue beast of a Dodge…
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Life After Jack and Diane
NOTHING WOULD make me happier than to spend the summer “suckin’ on chili dogs outside the Tastee Freez,” but one chili dog at my age would be like shampooing with…
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Portal To Hell: House V. Homeowner
IF YOU LIKE TO BE reminded of your spouse’s each and every shortcoming, if you enjoy overwhelming served with a side of worry, exhaustion, and self-loathing, then listing your house and…
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The Dumb Thing
A YEAR AGO, my son did something dumb. In public. A rightfully concerned mom posted about The Dumb Thing on Facebook. My son is the youngest of four. He is…
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The Naked Truth
LAST DECEMBER I tested positive for Christmas Covid along with seemingly most of the country. To make quarantine bearable, my boys brought up an old TV from the basement. They…
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Valentine’s Day Don’ts
I DON’T KNOW WHAT every woman wants for Valentine’s Day, but I suspect most of us would love to feel valued and appreciated. We’d love a card oozing love. We’d love…
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Life’s Greatest Irony And What To Do About …
LIFE’S GREATEST IRONY is that when we are young, arrogant, and know everything, we don’t bother asking hoary, existential questions. This is probably because we are preoccupied with chasing dreams, gulping…
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The Art of Happy Holidays
THE FIRST HOUSE we lived in in England was a two-hundred- and-fifty-year-old row house, tiny, but tall. Our so cute, traditional English kitchen was in the basement. Stone stairs, wonky…
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