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July 7, 2023

Kissing a Fellow Janitor Amid the Trash

After two assaults, I sought healing on the coldest, driest and windiest continent on earth. On my first day of work in Antarctica, I found a […]
June 30, 2023

Was I Married to a Stranger?

I thought I knew my husband of 20 years. I didn’t — and still don’t. When the lockdown started in March 2020, my husband and I […]
June 23, 2023

My Last Shopping List for Him

For exhuming my husband’s bones, I was told to bring a bottle of red wine, chlorine, powdered soap and a white bedsheet. Even in death, your […]
June 16, 2023

How My Father and I Drew a New Life

After my mother died, my father had a choice: Give up or reinvent himself. When I was 13, my mother learned that she had multiple sclerosis. […]
June 9, 2023

What if I Hadn’t Been There to Catch Them?

I never thought I’d be experiencing the heartache and joys of raising three small children, alone, at 62. I yelled at the children to get into […]
June 2, 2023

The Slap That Changed Everything

I kept trying to laugh off and normalize sexual aggression by men. Eventually, it all caught up to me. A few months ago, a man on […]
June 1, 2023

‘Transformers’ Statues Cause a Big Fight in Georgetown

A professor decorated a sidewalk in Georgetown with 10-foot sculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. The well-heeled locals were not pleased. The thing about putting a […]
May 26, 2023

‘That’s Why I Picked a Younger Man’

My mother’s second husband wasn’t supposed to die before she did. And neither was I. The day after Thanksgiving, my mother called, worried I was going […]
April 21, 2023

Couples Therapist, Heal Thyself

Sometimes it’s easier to help others face marital conflict than to do it yourself. I decided to get a puppy. To prepare, I created a spreadsheet […]
April 19, 2023

Taylor Swift Mania: Fans Seek Sweatshirt

TAMPA, Fla. — Did you hear about the women who hid all night underneath the truck? Rumors were flying outside the Raymond James Stadium more than […]