Mini Me
My midlife crisis ended last night, thank god. The only problem is, I’m just not sure what comes next. How do I know it’s over? Did I decide that, yes, I really do sound just like my mother and it’s...
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[I am on vacation. What follows is my entry into a memoir writing contest. My 1st prize notification apparently got lost in the mail.] Struggling to understand the chatter surrounding me...
View ArticleJetson envy
Ever trwy to blog on a treadmill? Don’t. EvEr try it. Your hands bounce up and down on the keyboard and you find yourself inserting words and letters into places, well, into places you never intended....
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A couple of years ago, I was corresponding with a high school classmate of mine about a reunion. Hugh had left the east and was living in New Mexico. “What I really miss is the green,” he said to me …...
View ArticleWhat’s In A Name?
Shakespeare never had a dog. No, if he’d had a dog he would never have had Juliet say “What’s in a name…” Because you see, there is something about naming a dog that makes people choose poorly. I was...
View ArticleBoaring Followup
When I wrote my story about Cooper and the wild boar he tried to befriend, well, I did it as a way to make my peace with my furry friend’s passing. And as frequently happens when I write about things …...
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