In times of self-reflection and self-analysis, I have looked at my parents and my childhood. I can see aspects of myself that I have either inherited or absorbed from each of them. I called my dad this morning to wish him a happy Father’s Day,...
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The sword lies on display on the mantel above the fireplace, a souvenir from Japan bought years ago during the war. The abacus on the bookshelf counts the years (23) since his passing. A letter on the nightstand, quickly accessible to read at any nostalgic...
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The happy family is a myth for many. Carolyn Spring Every Father’s Day there are tributes to all the perfect dads out there. Glowing praise, love and gratitude illuminate the virtual halls of social media as these dads bask in their well-earned praise. I’ve known...
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Because I’m blessed, but also, because I’m a writer and therefore accursed with all the selfish, self-doubting sensibilities writers share, this past Memorial Day weekend I drove from Los Angeles — through green-gold, straw-yellow, and baked-red foothills dotting the California coast — to Monterey. I...
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Continuing its odious tradition of ducking and dodging transparency and accountability in how the state puts its prisoners to death – (purportedly) in the name of the people – the beleaguered Alabama Office of the Attorney General has asserted in a new convoluted, churlish, and...
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I’ve read a lot of commentary on Samantha Bee calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless cunt” and most progressive takes are it’s no big deal. Some point out the horrible things her father has said. Kathy Griffin came out with a tweet begging her not to...
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Today is Memorial Day. Well, at least it was when I wrote this column. When it comes around Memorial Day always awakens something within me that is unique and difficult to explain. It is a warm holiday. When I say “warm” I do not mean...
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So the NFL owners, terrified that Trump would send a mean tweet their way or that MAGA hat wearing fans would turn the channel from football to NASCAR, decided to capitulate and sell out their players by banning kneeling during the playing of the national...
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