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Can You Manifest the Life You Want? 5 Steps to Try

We took a friend to Portsmouth, NH for dinner recently. It was a busy Saturday night, so my husband suggested the parking garage. “You’ll never find a…

Apr 21 •

March 2024

What’s in a Car? Memories on Wheels

I was walking the dogs this morning when our young neighbor drove by in a Jeep. Her bumper sticker said it all: “Jeep Hair Don’t Care.” In a flash, a…

Mar 19 •

February 2024

Spring Cleaning? Don’t Take My Advice

It’s fifty degrees and the forsythia is budding. That means one thing: I will try, and probably fail, to do a serious spring cleanout.Thanks for reading…

Feb 28 •

How to Survive Marital Whiplash

What Does Love Look Like after Almost Three Decades?

Feb 14 •

January 2024

What’s So Bad about Being a Ghostwriter?

I just finished reading Jillian Cantor’s new novel, The Fiction Writer. It’s one of those entertaining novels that plays fast-and-loose with a classic…

Jan 8 •

December 2023

How to Survive Christmas

It’s that time of year again, when the bright lights, jolly music, and Christmas inflatables are prompting panicked shoppers to get online or run…

Dec 19, 2023 •

October 2023

Creating Art Starts with Blocking Out the Noise

Is Making Bad Art Worth the Effort? Try It and Find Out.

Oct 23, 2023 •

September 2023

Can We Ever Be Completely Happy?

I was driving through Boston recently when I stopped at a light. Next to me was a rust bucket of a car. The driver had long hair, a sleeve tattoo, and a…

Sep 8, 2023 •

June 2023

Why Stay Married When You’re Living Apart?

I’m unloading the dishwasher when my husband comes up behind me. “You’re making chaos out of my stemless glassware,” he says. “What are you talking…

Jun 28, 2023 •

May 2023

MammoWipes and Other Medical Indignities

I recently entered the dressing room of the clinic where I was having my annual “breast health” visit (a phrase that makes me think my boobs should be…

May 26, 2023 •

The Imperfect Mother

As we creep toward Mother’s Day, that Hallmark Holiday of flowers and chocolates and too many regrets, here is the most important thing for all of you…

May 13, 2023 •

Winning at Hawaii Bingo

I wanted to hate Hawaii, but then...

May 10, 2023 •

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