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Alone

A few days ago, I read on my town’s email list that an elderly resident had died. Few people had memories to share of him. Some mention wasmade about his work with the American Legion. This man – we’ll call him Chris, although I do so to protect absolutely no one, since he had no […]

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Live proud

Words to live by today.

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The death of the thing that killed letters

You’ve probably heard (or uttered) a lament about how email killed letters. “We used to send cards,” people will say (probably exaggerating just how much they actually did it, in the same way you remember a bad boyfriend as ‘not that bad.’). Well, if you’re into the idea that karma’s a bitch, then you can […]

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See you tomorrow – Nutley Library Day

Mark your calendars! Nutley Library Day is Saturday, November 14th, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, Clifton Commons, 385 Route 3 East, Clifton, New Jersey. I will be doing a one-hour presentation and signing at 4:00 p.m. This is an all-day book fair for a great cause.A percentage of all […]

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Novels set in the Garden State

I remember the thrill I felt when I first saw my native New Jersey featured in a Judy Blume novel back when I was a kid. How could this be? No book I’d ever read was set in New Jersey. Growing up in New Jersey is a bit like growing up a plain girl with […]

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Time to ‘fess up

Okay, here it is: Momma’s been a bad NaNoWriMo girl. I’m supposed to be writing 1,666words a day, and I’m not hitting that every day. I blame it mostly on this past weekend. I meant to write like a fiend to make up for lost timeand… well, the kids were at Dad’s. Enough said. There […]

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Alone

A few days ago, I read on my town’s email list that an elderly resident had died. Few people had memories to share of him. Some mention wasmade about his work with the American Legion. This man – we’ll call him Chris, although I do so to protect absolutely no one, since he had no […]

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Glammed

At the start of November, I came into a little extra cash. Wanting to offer myself a fun splurge that “keeps on giving,” I contemplated many of the “pick of the month”-style purchases. Should I get a bouquet of the month delivered? A wine? After considering the options, I decided to go with not one […]

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Losing the war

I am losing my war on Christmas. The other day, I walked into my local drugstore, fully three weeks before Thanksgiving. Someone had vomited red stockingsand cheap plastic NOEL signs all down the middle of the store, despite my years-long offensive. I have failed. It’s particularly disappointing because my war on Christmas has been strictly […]

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Novels set in the Garden State

I remember the thrill I felt when I first saw my native New Jersey featured in a Judy Blume novel back when I was a kid. How could this be? No book I’d ever read was set in New Jersey. Growing up in New Jersey is a bit like growing up a plain girl with […]

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