I had my identity stolen. We’re not talking credit card and Social Security numbers. No, we’re talking the actual characteristics that made up my identity as an individual… all the things that set me apart from those around me were completely stripped away. I’d love...
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When people say becoming a parent changes you, it can be hard to grasp exactly how it changes you unless you have experienced it firsthand. What I has surprised me is how it changes all your relationships. Most people expect it to put a strain...
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Oh my, we’ve had some go-rounds about Arizona’s new illegal immigration law at our house. Is Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 a last-ditch attempt for a state overrun with illegal immigration problems to defend its borders and restore order, or is it a thinly veiled excuse to take out...
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Downsizing your stuff used to be just a necessary step taken by those who were moving from a larger residence to a smaller one – a situation most typically faced by retirees transitioning into the latter stages of life. But then came the simplicity movement...
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I love a good story, and I love words. The former is relatively self-explanatory. As for the latter, I enjoy how some words feel on my tongue. I like the sharp, hard consonants of the word “iconoclastic”; I revel in the billowy sound of “mellifluous,”...
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In a recent poetry workshop, when confronted with my belief that poetry is not a widespread art form in this country in this day and age, my professor responded that Republicans are the current masters of poetry. I don’t like to give Republicans credit for...
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Belonging I kept my teeth The ones in my mouth and the ones before that In a box From being pulled out The roots so impressive and the cavities so black Into a box Four decades And into another box, after the house went back...
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I have a theory that every pregnant woman adopts a mom idol. This is a woman, either a friend or family member, whom the “preggo” views as the ideal type of mom they themselves hope to become. This domesticated goddess is closely observed and studied...
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Mother’s Day. Yup, it’s all about me, kids. Time to show your appreciation for all those years I fed you, dressed you, carted you hither and yon, and sopped up whatever noxious bodily fluids you produced. Pay some overdue homage to the one who made your very existence possible....
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