Mothers
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Maternal Pop-ups — Part One
What do you do when your dead mother pops-up? Pay attention? Continue reading
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Stick-to-itiveness
You can learn a lot from a sparrow about how to fix something in your home without using duct tape. Continue reading
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Years of the Cicadas
For decades, the appearance of the 17-year cicadas was my life metaphor. Then I saw the light. Continue reading
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Succumbing to a Broken Heart
Losing a child to suicide is unbearable. It is a heartache no one can heal. Continue reading
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My Ancient Virus
“My memory has something to say about the way trauma has altered my body’s DNA, like an ancient virus,” writes Carmen Maria Machado in her recently published memoir, In the Dream House, an account of a lover’s psychological abuse. “Dream… Continue reading
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Love as Strong as An Ox
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! What’s it like to make your way through life with someone? Roz Chast has quite a unique perspective . . . Last week, my beloved high school friend, Wendy sent me the following Roz Chast perspective from… Continue reading
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My Starter Home — Three Decades Later
Thirty years ago today, I moved into what I assumed would be my “starter” home — an 820-square-foot house where I’d live for a few years before selling it and using the proceeds to buy a larger house. Three decades… Continue reading
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On Turning 66
Today I turn 66 which is meaningful for two reasons: one, I am now eligible for full Social Security benefits. More significantly, I have now lived my life respecting my lesbianism for as long I as I lived my life fearing… Continue reading
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Green Orb
Ever take a photograph with your iPhone (or any camera) and later realize there was a green orb in the middle of it, seemingly ruining it? Apparently this phenomenon is haze or flare created by a strong source of light… Continue reading
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None of It Mattered
Two days ago, I witnessed a heartbreaking tragedy unfold on Facebook. I still can’t shake it. A month ago yesterday, I posted about the 10th anniversary of the death of my beloved feline, Isaac. The veterinarian, R (I want to… Continue reading
