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Fledglings and the Friday Night Manhattan
My kindergarten class studied bald eagles last week. Before I presented the information I did what I always do; I asked students to notice what facts…
May 12
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The Waiting Place
To Mrs. C. We miss you.
Apr 1
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The Giant
Redwood and evergreen
Nov 19, 2023
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Parent or Prowler
Mar 11, 2023
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The Waiting Place
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The Giant
Nov 19, 2023
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Loud, Proud, and a Bit Profane
Mar 15, 2023
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I Started Couples Therapy (The Real Thing, Not The Show) And Now I’m Addicted To Love Island (The Show—Is There a Real Thing?)
Apr 10, 2023
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Life Lessons From the Living Room
Oct 23, 2023
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The 6 Most Surprising Discoveries I’ve Made in Los Angeles This Year
When peering into a stroller, it is more likely you will find a dog than a child. When driving down The 405 to The 10 to La Cienega—Dev-un (SNL “The…
Nov 1, 2023
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Life Lessons From the Living Room
The living room in our previous Los Angeles rental was small, it made our loveseat feel like an SUV in a parking space designated for compact cars. We…
Oct 23, 2023
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Things that Come in Twos
I’ve been with a lot of little ones this week on the book tour for Proud Mouse. In honor of those young people, their innocence and curiosity, I’m…
Sep 15, 2023
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Aging Gracefully Hot Wings Style (and a Little Menopause Math)
It was a simple room in the family’s Baptist church flanked by an accordion wall on one side and a serving window to the kitchen on the other. The same…
Jul 17, 2023
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Bug, Chicken, and the Speed Queen:
Singing the Praises of the Local Coin Laundromat
May 22, 2023
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I Started Couples Therapy (The Real Thing, Not The Show) And Now I’m Addicted To Love Island (The Show—Is There a Real Thing?)
Part 2: BELIZE!
May 11, 2023
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He Got a Vasectomy, I Got a Dog
(Or what my husband affectionately titled, “Snip-Snip, Yip-Yip”)
May 1, 2023
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