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The Customary Christmas

My first Christmas with my husband was a tempestuous one. Instead of exchanging romantic gifts in front of a roaring fire as I’d always dreamed, we spent most of the holidays arguing and nursing hurt feelings. Christmas quickly disintegrated into a “my family” vs. “your family” throwdown (my family’s way of doing things being the [...]

Reinventing The Wheel

My dryer broke yesterday—out of nowhere. I plopped two wet tablecloths and loads of sodden dishtowels into its pockmarked basin, clicked the knob to extra dry, pushed the button, and… nothing. I checked the plug, the outlet, the robot looking tube snaking out its back, clicked the circuit breaker back and forth, did it again, [...]

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