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The Things We Are and Are Not

Iden

Two Words for College Freshman

and a few supporting thoughts to convince you

The glue beneath the glitter

Who we admire and why

We’re knee deep in sports around here at the moment: my girls’ lacrosse, the NBA playoffs, USGA’s majors. Where there are sports, there are adjectives, and where there are championships, those adjectives are garish…

Pulling Away

a portrait fills out between reverse and drive

Growing up, I saw my mother cry exactly once. The morning of her brother’s funeral, one long tear ran down her cheek through her make up until she caught it near her mouth and patted it dry with a…

a perspective on parenthood

Coming out of college, my goal was to become Interesting with capital I, a real Adventurer. Not like Sally…

The Guess Jeans Fight of 1984

A source of inspiration as my tween lobbies for LuLuLemons

Even when he said no, my dad was an easy flip. All it took was a lot of smiles, a head tilt, and a minor concession of some sort, like taking out a bag of…

Apparently, my mom was once a girl.

Things you learn snooping through old letters.