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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
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Robin Finn
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
By Robin Finn — She’s sweaty. She has to pee. She’s got 3 young adults. No wonder she can’t sleep.(Photo: Steven Pahel/Unsplash)
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Grief is Sticky
The poet finds his departed mother on the breeze. I want mine next to me in line at…
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Why It Took So Long To Write My Second Book
Lesson #1 from Heart. Soul. Pen.: I wanted to have written…
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May 24, 2023
Letting Go of Failure — And Everything Else That Didn’t Turn Out Like I Planned
I laugh when I…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
May 22, 2023
What’s A ‘Good Word’ Between Family?
For a genetically competitive group of wordies, we keep it a
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
May 4, 2023
None of My Kids Ever Came When I Called — Why Should the Dog?
I do not think dog training is going to…
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Sep 14, 2022
What Is Your Intention? Mine is Blank
When the yoga teacher said, “Today, my intention is blank.” I…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jul 5, 2022
It’s My 25th Wedding Anniversary and I Still Don’t Eat Oysters
Thirty years of friendship to celebrate…
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Jun 11, 2022
Celebrating My Mom’s Birthday After She is Gone
My daughter and I had Grandma Memorial Manicures in…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jun 8, 2022
Despite the Fantasy, Adulthood Didn’t Turn Out To Be ‘Smooth Sailing’
I spent most of my mom years…
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