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The First day of Spring
We needed Saturday. Cool and sunny, with that particular light that only a spring day can have, it was impossible not to feel our spirits lift. It came at just the right time. We had spent the week be...
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"What's wrong?"
“You think I’m too messy, but you don’t think Clayton is too neat!” Dee Dee wails. This outburst comes at the end of a recurring fight, in which Clayton is infuriated by Dee Dee’s mess and Dee Dee, in...
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The Game of Life
On Friday afternoon, we went to a brewery for what passes, in the social studies department of Enka High, for a baby shower. I drank one beer on an empty stomach and knew I wouldn’t be driving home. “...
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Not Shameless
A few months ago Janet Geddis, owner of Avid Bookshop in Athens, wrote an eloquent post on facebook about the challenges of running an independent bookstore. Her post was full of insights, but the one...
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I just Can't Wait to BE...
On Wednesday evening, as Sylvia and I walk the dogs down a cul-de-sac in a nearby neighborhood, a pick-up truck pulls up to the curb and a surly teenage boy emerges from the house, pulling on his shir...
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You Can't Hurry Love
“What is there to look forward to?” Sylvia asks me hopefully the other night as we set out on our nightly walk. It is the first week back at school after Christmas break. For the entire previous month...