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Teenager Exchange Program
In the division of labor in the Duff house, my daughter has what is probably the easiest job – emptying the dishwasher. It isn’t hard to do, or particularly time…
It Comes in Threes
Honestly, the day started out just fine if you don’t count the fact that I had to set my alarm for 6 on a Saturday morning. I drove my…
BOOK REVIEW: A Wrinkle In Time
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet) When I was a child, before “Young Adult” was a genre that was really…
On the Road with Mario
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] My husband’s name is Mike, not Mario, but you wouldn’t know it from the way he drives. I’m pretty sure that my husband goes out of his…
Book Review: The House on Beartown Road
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] The Family on Beartown Road: A Memoir of Love and Courage “The House on Beartown Road” by Elizabeth Cohen is a memoir with an interesting premise. It…
Someone Else’s Life (With a Side of Drag)
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]The other day, I went out to brunch with some old college friends that I hadn’t seen in a while. Three of us had kids, roughly the same…
Book Review — Lilac Girls
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Lilac Girls: A Novel “Lilac Girls,” by Martha Hall Kelly, follows the intersecting stories of Caroline Ferriday, Herta Oberhauser, and Kasia Kuzmerick in the years leading up…
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…
