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Swimsuit Torture Part II: Call the Paramedics
My objective was to make swimsuit shopping as painless as possible. The environment would be key. I needed a calm store with wide open aisles, soft music, helpful salespeople. Crawling under a...
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My Mourning After Piece in The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post has published a blog post of mine!! A fan favorite and funny little ditty of a tale: Writer Separation Anxiety. Readers of The Memory Box will enjoy this piece I wrote the day after...
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What Would MacGyver Do?
photo by John Poulos Don’t you just hate it when you’re grilling burgers in the backyard and because it’s late October it’s pitch black dark at 6:30 and you can’t see a blasted thing because the light...
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A Nightmare Author Reading Saved by Rachael Ray
Last night I had a nightmare that I was at the Cornelia Street Café to do a reading from my novel. I stood at the microphone on the small stage in front of a packed house. I had just been … Continue...
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Donald Trump to CNN and FOX: You’re Fired!
photo by Gage Skidmore Sources close to the presidential candidate claim that Trump’s problem with CNN and FOX is “they’re morons.” In an effort to be represented in the most honest and fair light, it...
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Theory of the Field Hockey Stick is Revealed
Can’t they make those field hockey sticks longer? All that hunching. Those poor girls. Who can hunch for that long? My back hurts just watching them. Think of all that lower back pain. And how can...
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How Well Do You Know Your Spouse?
photo by Tina Franklin Do you ever wonder this? Have you ever asked yourself in the middle of the night, as you turn to look at your husband or wife in bed next to you, “Do I know everything I should...
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Donald Trump Prepares for First Round of: Who Wants to be the President?
photo by Gage Skidmore Going into the final hours of preparation for Monday night’s Double Your Chances round of Who Wants to Be the President?, we were given a sneak peek into Donald Trump’s grueling...
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VICE Magazine: The Story Behind Their Story will Freak You Out
If you’re an author and you’re in the belly of writing a story, you’re obsessed with your characters. Truly. You think about them all the time. Everywhere you go, they’re with you. Like a pack of...
View ArticlePlease Don’t Be Alarmed By What I’m About To Tell You
Just because I could not find my writing mug this morning (the one I’ve used every single morning of my writing days — not my entire writing life — only those days (years) during which I’ve been...
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Swimsuit Torture Part II: Call the Paramedics
photo by The Pie Shops Collection My objective was to make swimsuit shopping as painless as possible. The environment would be key. I needed a calm store with wide open aisles, soft music, helpful...
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My Mourning After Piece in The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post has published a blog post of mine!! A fan favorite and funny little ditty of a tale: Writer Separation Anxiety. Readers of The Memory Box will enjoy this piece I wrote the day after...
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What Would MacGyver Do?
photo by John Poulos Don’t you just hate it when you’re grilling burgers in the backyard and because it’s late October it’s pitch black dark at 6:30 and you can’t see a blasted thing because the light...
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A Nightmare Author Reading Saved by Rachael Ray
photo by Carla de Souza Campos Last night I had a nightmare that I was at the Cornelia Street Café to do a reading from my novel. I stood at the microphone on the small stage in front of a packed...
View ArticleDonald Trump to CNN and FOX: You’re Fired!
photo by Gage Skidmore Sources close to the presidential candidate claim that Trump’s problem with CNN and FOX is “they’re morons.” In an effort to be represented in the most honest and fair light, it...
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Theory of the Field Hockey Stick is Revealed
photo by Bill Slattery Jr. Can’t they make those field hockey sticks longer? All that hunching. Those poor girls. Who can hunch for that long? My back hurts just watching them. Think of all that...
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My Humor Essay, Vacation Anxiety Syndrome in Martha’s Vineyard Magazine
I’m thrilled to share my humor essay Vacation Anxiety Syndrome published in this month’s issue of Martha’s Vineyard Magazine. It chronicles the day our friends Syd and Ted and their sons visited us...
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