Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Sunday, May 27, 2018

Lasts

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When my Aunt Izzy was very old, she and my Uncle Mel had to replace their refrigerator. They were people of deep religious faith, and in Aun...
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Two Tabbies and a Motherly Mutt

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Poor Kitt.  Kitt is a gray tabby, and she was our only pet until the kids and I adopted Hope, a high-strung, black and white mutt with l...
Monday, October 9, 2017

The Hovering Ghost

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There are enough seemingly sensible people in the world claiming to have seen a ghost, that I won't worry what will happen to my reputat...
Saturday, May 20, 2017

Everything You Need to Know about OCD, Scrabble, and Life

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One evening, years ago, my friend Lucy's phone rang, and the name showing in the phone's little window was "Ma."      I...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Clodchunk's Revenge

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Ever since Homo erectus struck his first match, mankind has sought satisfaction in the communal consumption of burned, dead things. And w...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Emile, Are You There? It's Me, Nellie!

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When my marriage ended and the dust finally settled, my kids told me I should try online dating. Inwardly I groaned, but I have to admit, I...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

How to Properly Socialize Your Infant

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Though we usually got along well in princip le, there could be a bit of head-butting between my former mother-in-law and me. When my daught...