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Margie Reins Smith

Margie Reins Smith

Who’s been sitting in my La-Z-Boy?

Nearly 80 ago America experienced a national emergency.

Mar 23, 2020

Who’s been sitting in my La-Z-Boy?

Mar 23, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

The Birds are Back

It must be spring because the Mafia has returned and is terrorizing my neighborhood. The bird Mafia family, that is. Blackbirds. Their…

Mar 16, 2020

The Birds are Back

Mar 16, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

What’s in a name?

My mother hated her first name. She was always called by her middle name, Grace. If she had to sign something official or legal —…

Mar 9, 2020

What’s in a name?

Mar 9, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

The Persistence of Plastic

I have a friend who gets hot under the collar when a restaurant server gives her one of those ubiquitous plastic straws with her drink. My…

Mar 2, 2020

The Persistence of Plastic

Mar 2, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

Letting my hair down

Letting my hair down

Feb 17, 2020

Letting my hair down

Feb 17, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

State of the Union?

The man never met a superlative he didn’t like: the best, the highest, the most, the greatest, the strongest, the most prosperous.

Feb 6, 2020

State of the Union?

Feb 6, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

Fraud alert (wink wink)

Last week, I got a text message from Capital One, one of my credit card companies. Capital One Alert: Suspicious activity detected on…

Feb 3, 2020

Fraud alert (wink wink)

Feb 3, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

War: No place for children

I’m old enough to remember World War II. My earliest childhood memory is of being scolded by someone other than my parents — a soldier…

Jan 27, 2020

War: No place for children

Jan 27, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

Such a pill

I have a problem with small print. I actually read it. Sometimes, it’s best left unread.

Jan 23, 2020

Such a pill

Jan 23, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

Fed Up

A story told in 1,000 words or less. This is the generally accepted definition of flash fiction.

Jan 23, 2020

Fed Up

Jan 23, 2020

Margie Reins Smith

Margie Reins Smith

I’m a retired journalist, now a freelance journalist. I write magazine articles, book reviews, 10-minute plays and a weekly blog.

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