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Mama, Didn’t Mean to Make ya Cry
Empty nest or empty bed? I think it’s just an empty bed, because the nest surrounding it is filled with the laundry that gets washed but doesn’t go in the dryer, so there’s a forest of...
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Testing, Testing, 1,2, Oh, ‘Murica
Surely you’ve read about it, or at least heard about Ahmed Mohamed, the 14 yo boy arrested at school in Texas for bringing in a clock. Just in case being a new high school freshman isn’t terrifying...
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Those Moments
Quintessential Guggenheim The NYC public schools were closed this past week for the February break. I’m cursing this break when school is still in session at the end of June, but in the moment?...
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Full House
amaretti Man Child has returned from Italy, bearing gifts, stories, love, and cookies. Lots of cooking going on since he arrived, but the first night it only seemed appropriate to celebrate in...
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BS Parent Retrospective
Tunneling through a mountain to see your kiddo In less than two weeks, Nerd Child will be graduating from high school. (I suppose I’ll have to change his Fringie name at that point–the current one...
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Hey Hey Mama!
Of the million annoyances I encounter daily through life in the city, I’m old enough and defeated enough to realize 999, 997 have nothing to do with me personally, don’t effect me in any way, and are...
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Imaginary Friends
Mystery flower. I’ve got a whole container of these, planted by an imaginary gardener. We all have those friends, who you meet and connect with, where within a short time you can’t imagine your life if...
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Raise The Stakes
When you write fiction, once you get past the technical/grammar/POV aspects, there aren’t a whole lot of rules. Guidelines, but those are flexible, boiling down to if you write well enough, if the...
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Do the Right–Wrong!
Because what else would have been the perfect gift for Mrs Fringe on Inauguration Day, 2017? Thank you! I’ve had this thought circling in my head for the past few weeks. I talked about it a bit with...
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Zero to Hero: Or Not
I know, I know, I haven’t been around. First I was writing, which felt shockingly excellent. Then I got sick, the flu maybe, which sucked. Naturally after I got sick, Art Child got very sick, and...
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