True Halloween
I remember my very last True Halloween. What is a “True Halloween,” you ask? Well, to me, it means dressing up in a costume and walking...
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Columns & Collected Essays
- Oct 12, 2012
Fairs, Hayrides, and Caramel Apples: From the Maise Maze to the Blaze
Every season offers up some kind of country fair that promises to make me gain weight while simultaneously upsetting my allergies. And...
- Sep 21, 2012
Like a Tornado: Madonna’s Recent Concert
My cell phone rang at 4:00 pm on Saturday, September 8 while my family and I were eating a weirdly-timed meal at Harry’s Burritos in...
- Sep 14, 2012
The Jolly Roger
My father-in-law thinks he’s a pirate. It started innocently enough, looking back. My 10-year-old son, Andrew, and his grandfather,...
- Aug 12, 2012
The 40-Year-Old Party Girl
In a recent article for The Awl, author Amy Sohn explains “The 40-year-old Reversion,” in which she talks about partying regularly with...
- Jul 2, 2012
My Midlife Crisis
The seeds for my midlife crisis were planted in 1992, when I graduated from college. That was a distinctly low point in my life, because...
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