In my family, there are those of us who have an affinity for dirty words, and those of […]
Create an alter ego a la Sasha Fierce, Ziggy Stardust, Chaucer. Avoid setting up a social media account […]
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So, in the end, Your Honor, we mistakenly stole someone’s pet and drove it four states away from […]
I know…I know we are all supposed to be offering odes to our college-bound children. I know, as […]
Irma proclaims herself to be a news junkie. Unlike myself, she reads the daily newspapers, paragraph by paragraph. […]
Adam grabbed a tiny bottle of water from the table at the entrance as he walked into the […]
Ollie talks. Not that Bridget listens, she’s too absorbed in the mundane task of fastening her bra, a […]
I don’t know why I chose to dress as a nun. More than one blessed Sister had been […]
In 2006, my 25-year marriage came to an end and I joined the ranks of the divorced. Soon, […]
The first time my now-husband told me he loved me, we were standing next to his car in […]
I was in the Co-Op the other day, the big one in town. I was talking to my […]
‘Hello Sarah, I’m calling because…well, I have something big to tell you, but you’re going to think I’m […]
My hands ache, bone-deep pain spawned by prolonged exposure to frigid air. Moisture frosts my eyelashes and stings […]