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September Sunshine
Then there are butterflies—who aren’t even butterflies until they decide that’s what comes next. They build themselves a cocoon and show...
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- Sep 18
- 1 min
Talking to Strangers
We are all making up stories for one another without knowing what the real story is. The story I make up for myself when I am anxious is...
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- Sep 11
- 1 min
Up North With Mom and Dad
I think I’ve known for most of my life I would never be as consistent or disciplined or sensible as my parents. They were this way when I...
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- Sep 3
- 1 min
Circumstantial Evidence
My mother reluctantly adopted Stubby after the tragic loss of half his tail last year. He went from her archenemy to her best friend, and...
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- Aug 28
- 1 min
Apple Empanadas
It was midafternoon and not exactly our coffee and pastry hour. (Full disclosure: My husband, Peter, and I didn’t have a coffee and...
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- Aug 21
- 1 min
Daddy's Home
Who can blame these two unseen dogs for losing their little minds once a night—the most exciting time of the day—when Daddy finally gets...
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- Aug 14
- 1 min
Hola Hour
As it turns to night, everyone naturally starts saying, “Buenas noches,” (“Good evening.”) This seems pretty straightforward, but...
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- Aug 7
- 1 min
Summer Cold
I went to bed early with a stomachache and a cough and a sore throat and the feeling that I must have behaved very badly to get all these...
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- Jul 31
- 1 min
The Painter
Now he has more commissions and offers to show in galleries than he can accept. People love his work, and so does he. “It freed me, my...
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- Jul 24
- 1 min
A Boring Life
I suspect that there are more than a few people who would say I have a boring life, and I would not give them an argument. But I’ve had a...
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- Jul 17
- 1 min
All the Flowers
It turns out that I love flowers far more than I knew. I love the shapes and the colors and the varieties and the seasons. I love how...
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- Jul 10
- 1 min
Not Impossible
My cousin Dane is the kind of guy who sits back in a room and listens to everyone trying to solve a problem and, after they’ve exhausted...
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- Jul 3
- 1 min
The Last Song
Songs tided me over. They gave voice to feelings that were either too powerful or too painful to experience in silence. Songs grounded me...
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- Jun 26
- 1 min
Stubby's Company
I don’t think my mother ever expected to have a red squirrel as a pet. I know she resisted for a long time. But Stubby has changed her...
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- Jun 19
- 1 min
So Much
I know for certain that strangers have helped me when I needed help, and kind words have changed my day from terrible to something...
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- Jun 12
- 1 min
Father's Day
It doesn’t seem like my dad’s way of looking at the world, it just seems like the way the world should be looked at—if I take the time to...
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- Jun 5
- 1 min
Footprints
The cat prints and the poetry and the leaf print in the cement will not last 200 million years. But they will last longer than the poet...
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- May 29
- 1 min
Too Old
We all agreed that it should be more entertaining than it was—at least for us. We suspected other people (younger people) might have more...
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- May 22
- 1 min
Lukewarm Water
A friend objected to my recent column. It wasn’t realistic, he wrote. Bad things happen, and people like me should acknowledge them. He...
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- May 15
- 1 min
Happy Place
All our imaginings of how the past might have been better for writing are romantic nonsense. Right now, at my little desk, I know I have...
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