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Next Door
Chapter 4 - Joe and Polly Waveland
Paper or plastic?
I used to love shopping for groceries.
Damn Stupid Thought
Melting Clocks by Salvadore Dali
Next Door
Chapter 3 - Separated Sherm Oglivie
Freedom of Speech Part II
One snowy November morning, my beloved niece Leonore Van Ziel tore our cozy New Hampshire home apart searching for her “hand shoes.”
ROI
Last week one of my editors caught me up on the lives of her daughters, one just out of college, one in the midst of her college career.
Just a trifle
More years ago than I want to think about, during my sometimes misspent youth, everything – absolutely everything - was important: What I was going to be when I grew up, how often I was on my high school’s Dean’s List and which of my friends were on it too.
Gourmet
I only agreed
Just desserts
Last week a painfully well-meaning pal sent me a cake recipe that involved oatmeal – the quick version – a green banana and just enough cocoa powder – like three tablespoons - to lend a brown tinge to the concoction.