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Confessions of a Snowbelt Warrior
We had our first big snowstorm earlier this week and it was a real hit in this house, judging by all the barking. I love watching our two dogs storm out…
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Sometimes, Gratitude Doesn't Come Easy
Last week I wrote about past Thanksgivings and shared a few memories of happy, and sometimes ridiculous, family moments over the years. Bring a light…
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About Those Holiday Traditions
In my junior year of high school, my mother went to work as a nurse’s aide at the hospital where she had given birth to all four of her children. She…
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Daylight in Ohio
We did it
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I Posted a Selfie Online
This Scared Some of the Menfolk
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So Much Is Happening Here in Ohio
But first, let's talk about breakfast
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I Took Out the Trash and Thought of You
(My next country song, maybe)
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From My Home to Yours, Thank You
Three months ago today, I started writing here on Substack. I was so nervous, leaving behind all the supports of a mainstream news organization—but also…
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The Universal Language of Grief
Last night, Sherrod and I attended a vigil for Israel. We walked through the doors and into a packed room pulsing with pain and grief. The service…
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Friendship, Part 1
An ongoing celebration of the people in our lives
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It's Autumn
I can explain those flowers--and I will, repeatedly
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Womanly Ambition
At a recent public event, a young mother in the audience approached me after I left the stage to talk about her writing. That was her stated intent, but…
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Hopefully Yours
Hopefully Yours
An ongoing conversation about the daily mess of life: Family, politics, books, teaching, writing, journalism - and dogs, always dogs. In my world, hope is a fact.
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