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Death

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All I said to Greg was “Who died?” As in, conversationally. As in, our good friends were called away to a funeral and I want to know how somber I should feel. Not as in, let’s unravel the very long rope of mortality and pluck at each mysterious strand, right here at this very moment, [...]

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Paradigms: Sometimes They Won’t Fit the Mold

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Remember your first child? You know, the one who fell asleep in the shopping cart at Target during the Christmas rush? The one who jumped in bed before you got to “two?” The one who kissed you without your having to pretend cry? The one whose bibs went unstained under the threat of [...]

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The Naughty Spot

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Precisely five seconds ago he was draped over the crook of my arm like a warm pea pod while I peacefully enjoyed the Harry Potter saga and sipped Chai lattes (with no lid!). Suddenly my straw is making that empty-glass gurgly sound and he is gone! He has slipped out of my dreamy embrace [...]

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