Do I deserve these feelings?
Six years ago today, I got home from work, and was sitting across from my then-husband telling him about my day when…
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On singing in the face of despair
There is something terribly clarifying about existential moments like the one we’re living through. When all of life feels uncertain, we suddenly…
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Loving Animals
I was sitting at my desk at work yesterday when my phone buzzed — a text from my friend Michele’s phone. I’d…
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Exit / Salida
I hate to fly, but I love to see other places, so planes are a necessary evil. Things had been rough both…
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The Trouble with Memories
You know it’s been a long time when you think it is the 15th anniversary of a death and then realize, counting…
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Open love letter to my friends, and all friends
Wow, what a time to be alive, and afraid, and also so clear. The pandemic has made all of us reevaluate what…
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Mindful wine
“Really get your nose down in there,” the presenter said as he demonstrated, tipping the glass and inserting his proboscis into the…
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Going Back to College
For many years, I had the recurring dream that I had to go back to college — specifically Hampshire College — where…
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Shit Will Go Wrong
Suddenly I’m surrounded by amazing women who have had their lives “go pear shaped.” That expression, which my husband picked up from…
