Before the holidays began, this was my typical day on the computer. 1. Scan Facebook for news stories to write about. 2. Check email. 30% off Gap emails. 3. Write for five minutes. 4. Scan Facebook for stories. Get caught up in conversation started by Elissa Schappell and feel jealous that I don’t come up with [...]
December 24, 2012
Guest Post by Stephanie Simpson Lazenby The classic holiday song sings, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But this year, I am finding it very hard to believe that it is. There has been a disturbance in the force – and it has left me reeling. In the short span of a couple [...]
December 11, 2012
Guest Post by Suzanne Hegland My town appears to be next in line to join more than 300 schools across the United States in implementing a new strategy to prepare children for an armed attack. I live in suburban Boston, thousands of geographic and political miles from the gun-toting Lone Star state where this [...]
November 1, 2012
First things first. I am OK. My family is OK. We are out of power. The extent of our damage: A bag of raviolis perished in my melting freezer, my fence hinges blew off and Halloween was postponed until Monday. Probably the saddest piece of all this was my three-year-old daughter’s response: “Mommy, I’m afraid [...]
June 22, 2012
My sister: Is out of date klonopin safe to take? Me: Out of date klonopin is fine to take. Do it all the time. Any time I can. As often as I can. Do it. Now. I texted my sister that very wise medical advice last night at eleven. She was about to get on [...]
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January 2, 2013
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