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Don't Let Five Bucks Cost You a Dream

“If you don’t have paint, use food coloring,” my art professor said. I’d never heard of it, but it was a relief. I was seventeen years ol...

Cocktail Hour in the Produce Aisle

“It’s way too fancy,” I told my husband. “I’d be overdressed.” My new outfit was a beauty — white and lacy, perfect for a summer cocktail...

Cancer’s Secret Embarrassing Side Effect

Oh, crap. It’s that woman. We were at Lauren’s first football game of the season when I saw a familiar face. It wasn’t the hottie who’d...

Barfing in Public

I tried to make it to the bathroom, but I didn’t. Strangers watched me barf. I’d left my wig at home, and I was bald with a few strands o...

This Hedge Isn't Dead

“It’s dead, Mom.” I looked toward my neighbor’s house which used to be blocked by a wall of solid green. Lauren’s outstretched finger poi...

What It Looks Like From the Other Side

Gary wanted to role-play. “Put on a little nurse outfit,” my husband said in puffs and pants and grunts. But excruciating pain ruined the...

Your Health, Your Hair and Your Heart

Learning you have breast cancer is terrifying, but like so many others, you’re going to get through it — just like I'm doing. From a pati...

How to Beat the Odds

It’s gone,” my husband said. He was glued to the screen, studying maps of the fire, watching it lick up pear orchards, walnut groves, and...

Hiding My Shoes...

I kicked my shoes under the bed. If I delay long enough, I thought, we’ll be late and I won’t have to go. Gary handed me two sneakers a...

Girl Scout Gone Rogue

"We'll wear tan pants," the troop leader said. "And matching tee-shirts." Oh, no. I thought. This is going to be a c

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