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The State of the World is No Excuse to not Have Kids
The extreme rollercoaster of procreation and parenting When you decide to have kids, you need to...
Beautiful Sunsets in Smog-Filled Cities
Dropping the dreams of rural retirement San Francisco, CA. Photos by author. There is no more...
The Scariest, Most Turbulent Flight I’ve Ever Been On
The Pandemic and the fleeting popularity of compassion Before the second peak of the pandemic, I...
Obscure Names for Hating Others and Their Languages
Yo compro pan francés and other lingo-curiosities Part 1 Xenoglossophobia is the fear of learning...
My Mother-in-Law Asked Me to Kevorkian Her
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My first job and misdemeanor in the US — I Think
I was loving it. Do you want fries with that? I always tell people my first job in the United...
Rolling Into Trauma With My Fuchsia and Magenta Unisex Rollerblades
My mom’s storytelling convinced me to wear girly roller skates My mom got a pair of roller skates...
Heavy Whispering My Sins to the Man in Women’s Robe
The Parable of the Red Snapper Who Ate My Faith After our 10th-grade Philosophy teacher introduced...
Looking At Other Men’s Bananas
Why do men love to wear torn underwear? “You look like a little boy” are not the words you hope...
We All Tell Tall Tales But…
Can you do it systematically? In high school, I would often be chosen to give speeches at special...
Beheadings, Plums, and the Spring I Flirted With Madness
A domestic mystery in my wine-country backyard When you are having kids, people warn you you will...
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