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Do You Trust the Universe?
Do You Trust the Universe?
Feb 15
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Women Asked to Be Heard
She Sold Them Out for a Seat of Dishonor
Feb 13
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Happy Birthday, Barbara
Honoring an unlikely friendship and fifty years of sharing, learning, and growing together
Feb 13
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Pretty Poison
Having spent years seeking special knowledge from people who taught what they most needed to learn, I’m wary of anyone who presents themselves as having…
Feb 8
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You Shouldn’t Have Come
I was the one place I could not escape. I was stuck being the person I liked the least in this world.
Feb 1
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No Turkey, Still Grateful
Nov 27, 2025
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Anger Is a Weighty Burden
Sep 23, 2025
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If This Is Old, I’ll Take It
Apr 22, 2025
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The Keeper of the Flame
Aug 17, 2024
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Another Self-Help Book?
I read my first “self-help” book as a teenager.
Jan 25
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Ginni Simpson
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Menopause Didn’t Care That I’d Just Started Dating a Man
Navigating a new romance while my body vacillated between the Arctic Circle and the third ring of hell.
Jan 18
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If You Have to Say You’re Wise or Smart…
Life often feels like improvisational comedy.
Jan 11
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My Country Falling Apart While We Watch
I was always proud to be an American.
Jan 8
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A Little Girl’s Wish
On the Fragility of Ideals and the Responsibility of Power
Jan 6
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Hobbling Through Life
I’m a bit of a klutz.
Jan 4
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2026
I used to be excited about a new year.
Dec 31, 2025
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The Other Side of Young
Stories and observations, sometimes serious and sometimes funny, about the parts of life that didn’t come with a manual, shared to help you consider your own path and live more authentically.
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