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31 Flavors of Fearless: Ten, A Physician’s Word

Truth is a funny thing. Liquid, flexible, subjective. The memories in this post are true, as are the feelings they invoke now, but as the event happened so long ago, I can no longer vouch for their adherence to the … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Nine, What I Learned from Anna and Elsa

I think I’m the last Disneyphile on Earth to see Frozen, but I finally got my paws on my copy and snuggled up with my dog to watch, because my husband and son were not so much interested (though the … Continue reading →

31 Days of Fearless: Eight, Kelley Square

Wanna know what’s fearless? Driving through this intersection twice a day when you are a teenager with an aging Subaru. (See? It’s not all heavy stuff.)

31 Flavors of Fearless: Seven, Exercise is Like Cleaning the Bathroom

This is really a progress report. No, really. I don’t like exercise. I don’t. I’d rather be reading, writing, cooking, building LEGO castles, outside in my hammock, sleeping, watching a movie on the sofa, having coffee with a friend, listening … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Six, Lessons from London

A fearless memory today. A bit rambling, but it’s my blog. In March of 1999, fifteen years ago, I got on a plane and flew to London. It wasn’t my first time out of the country or going to Europe, … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Five, Does This Post Make Me Look Fat?

Three weeks ago I joined the rest of the Listen to Your Mother/Boston cast for our first rehearsal. We’d warmly welcomed one another to the cast in our group chat, our producers made us feel all warm and fuzzy. I … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Four, No Really, It Can Be Hard to Be An Extrovert Author

There is a lot of talk about the struggles of introverts, and the care and understanding they require. I am not an introvert, though I married one. I’m mainly an extrovert, with some gray areas that tend towards introversion. I … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Three, Gorgeous Weirdness

31 Flavors of Fearless: Two, Fake It Til You Make It

I am a fakeittilyoumakeit kind of girl. I mask my terror in gung-ho attitude and self-deprecating humor and jump in before testing the water because true story: if I know how cold and deep and murky is really is, I … Continue reading →

Conversation in the Clearing

Cabin fever struck hard, pushing against Ewan’s chest, forcing him out into the single-digit temperatures despite his thin city blood. He bundled up in a small fortune’s worth of L.L. Bean gear and took the Scout west out County Road. … Continue reading →