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The Thing I Wish I'd Done When My Dad Was Alive
I have a confession to make. I hate Halloween. Not because of the candy, for which I harbor a shameful addiction, or the pressure of...
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American Housewife by Helen Ellis
I have never liked short stories. I gravitate toward novels, for their character depth and their elaborate plots, and can’t recall a...
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Holidazed by Tracy Curtis
I got my Christmas present early this year: an advance copy of Tracy Curtis’s Holidazed. It’s a collection of 30 holiday essays by the...