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Book Nook: The Good Slope

Motherhood Moments

Ideas came along daily: yo-yos, ukuleles, duct tape wallets, fountains pens, birthday blowouts, stargazing, hermit crabs, Little League games, and trips to Fenway and the emergency room. My first essay for East Side Monthly was published in November 2007, and my last one appeared in July 2018.

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Naomi’s Christmas: Restorative Aloneness And A Childhood Spent In Retail

For the Mommas

into consideration makes me feel young again, and it’s been far too long since I’ve had the freedom to do that. My Dad was buried on my 50th birthday. And please pray hard, on behalf of all mankind, for more peace on earth in 2018 than we’ve had in 2017.