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The Easter Bunny

May 1, 2021April 29, 20214 min read

My five-year old brother and I were fervent believers in a number of things—Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny being three important

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March 11, 2021April 11, 20214 min read

It happens most every spring, but this time it was the tail end of a hefty Nor’ Easter with 50 mile per-hour gusts. The beach

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February 18, 2021March 18, 20213 min read

By the November of my granddaughter Jocelyn’s kindergarten year, she had a boyfriend. “No one in school likes him,” she explained to her mother, “so

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October 15, 2020April 15, 20214 min read

When my daughter was in primary school, I think it was the third grade or something like that, she came home shortly after school had

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September 16, 2020April 16, 20214 min read

One of the things I cherished as a child was make-believe. Growing up, we had a rather long window seat in our old house with

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January 30, 2020February 24, 20214 min read

“Um, Maggie. What is this poem about?” my teacher asked, peering at me over her glasses in utter confusion. It was fourth grade and we

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December 30, 2019February 22, 20215 min read

For my 16th birthday my dad gave me the gift of debt. To wit: He took me to the bank, opened up a checking account

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November 29, 2019February 22, 20214 min read

The last present is wrapped with a glittering bow, the stockings dangling in a festive row. Crystal ornaments dazzle and glisten…and this is when you

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October 29, 2019February 22, 20215 min read

Ready to get real with me? I just went through a divorce. I never thought I would be saying that, but here I am…a divorced

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September 24, 2019February 22, 20215 min read

Last year at this time I wrote about a lovely mother who homeschooled her 10 kids. Every time I sat down to talk with her,