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June 11, 2018 Fun Things To Do / Reflection / Writing

Snail Mail

A few years ago when I was still teaching, I had a student approach me one day during lunch to

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June 4, 2018 Aging / Reflection / Top Ten List

Good Advice from a Centenarian

On Saturday we celebrated my grandmother’s 100th birthday. In her honor, here’s my top ten list of the best advice

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May 3, 2018 Books / Reflection

The Austin Bookstore Crawl

When Dave and I lived in Raleigh at the end of the 1980s, there was a bookshop near our house

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January 6, 2017 Reflection

My Christmas Miracle

This post might not make much sense if you didn’t read the essay I wrote earlier this year about the

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October 17, 2016 Aging / Reflection

Playlist of My Life

As Dave and I were sitting on the Zilker lawn a couple of weekends ago, listening to some of the

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September 23, 2016 Marriage / Reflection

What to Look for in a Partner (Hint: It Involves a Strawberry Shortcake Bike)

Yesterday, Dave and I celebrated our wedding anniversary, and I did the same thing I do every year. I think

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September 7, 2016 Austin / Reflection

Smile!

This past week has been one of those where I found myself feeling too angry too often. The presidential campaign.

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June 8, 2016 Aging / Friendship / Reflection

A Letter From my 12-Year-Old Self

  Today is my best friend’s birthday. I’ve been working on a memoir about our friendship for almost fifteen years

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May 11, 2016 Aging / Reflection / Travel

What the Morning Never Suspected

A couple of weeks ago Dave and I took a driving vacation to Big Bend. I hadn’t been there since

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April 28, 2016 Aging / Reflection

Better Than a Bucket List

When I was in my twenties and just starting adulthood, my grandmother shared a wise observation with me: “Pa and

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