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Dress Code Blues

‘Tis the beginning of the school year, and, ergo, ‘tis the time of year in which teenagers all around the world get huffy about their schools’ dress codes.  The teenagers…

Selling a Piece of Paradise

I have to sell a little piece of paradise, and I’m hoping you will help me.  I mean, I don’t have to have to, I’m not a desperate seller, but…

Book Review — the Magicians

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] The Magicians: A Novel (Magicians Trilogy) “The Magicians” by Lev Grossman is an adult story of wizards and wizarding, and is the basis for the series on…

BOOK REVIEW — A Gentleman in Moscow

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles is one of those beautiful books that, when you are finished, make you want…

Day Drinking as a Public Service

My husband and I have had a long standing argument about whether or not I am a cheap date.  He swears I am.  I wasn’t convinced.  The problem, I joked,…

Book Review: Finding My Badass Self

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and Dares I was given an ‘advance reader copy’ of “Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and…

Customer No-Service

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Customer No-Service I work in a law office.  And, working in a law office, we get more calls from the jail than your average business that isn’t…

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR — Scent of the Past

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Scent of the Past “Scent of the Past,” by Erin Marie Bernardo combines the genres of chick-lit and historical fiction, with the sci-fi element of time travel…

Ghost Tour

Why take a tour when you can take a ghost tour? I found myself in Savannah, GA for a work conference and, because this sort of thing is what passes…

I Hate My Son

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]It’s probably wrong on a fundamental level for me to be so insanely jealous of my own child that I kind of hate him a little bit.  Jacob,…

BOOK REVIEW: The Job

The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop “The Job” by Steve Osborne is a memoir by a retired New York City police officer, and…

There’s a Salad in my Bathroom

Note: This piece won 3rd place in the spring 2017 Fan Story non-fiction essay writing contest.     One of the most interesting things about being a parent is how often you find…