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It's Just on Fire!
Access the audio version here. I curse expectations. It would help if I admit that the smoke alarm in our house has an overactive...
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Kill Some Darlings
This post came about as a result of questions presented to me for an interview by author Geraldine Donaher. Since it was a crisis in...
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The Last Laugh
I had shoulder surgery. I've whined about it so much I'm surprised if this is the first you've heard. When I walked into the hospital the...
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The Comfy Slide into Middle Age
While glancing in a public restroom mirror (not the most flattering light in which to observe oneself), a routine thought crossed my mind: p
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NYPD Blue It's Not
We were just trying to get home – my husband, my ten-year-old son, and our six pound dog. But a block from a family picnic, seventy miles...
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On Stage: A Lesson in Failure
I was living near Amarillo, Texas in a small town named Canyon in a dry county. And I mean dry. Like a sizzling breeze that blasts your...
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The Legend of Poo Pourri
A few years ago, someone gave us a bottle of Poo Pourri. The concept is genius: mix really strong herbs with kick-ass essential oils,...
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Quickness at Fifty
While walking on the trail recently, a little garter snake slithered onto my path. I don’t dislike snakes, I’m just uncomfortable with the w
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Another Reason to Cheer for the Cubs
My cousins were in town. Cousins are a different type of relative. They're like “breakfast.” You can either take it or leave it. And if...
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Sex Over 50: A Satire (And That's Probably an Insult to the Term)
Recently we drove through scenic Alburtis, Pennsylvania where I picked up some great curbside appeal ideas. Like endless ways to use...
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