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I've Got Some Feelings...and a Giveaway
The Beatles rooftop concert A few weekends ago, we hosted a rock band for our town’s Porchfest. People occasionally request songs at these. The one I tossed out was “I've Got a Feeling” by the Beatles. Everybody had a hard year Everybody had a good time Everybody had a wet dream Everybody…
How to Dream in 2022
Sandra A. Miller starts writing a novel in Tokyo, 1988 In 1988, one month before my 24th birthday, I eagerly headed off to Japan to teach English at a Tokyo University. As is the case with many expatriates, my journey was less about working as a teacher (I had zero training), and more about…
Some Love for the Bald Women Going Through Hell
Sisters share a pretzel and some love When I saw the subject line “Haircut” my lips and eyes did that thing when they tighten to try and keep the feelings from just pouring out. I clicked on the email from my one-year-older sister Betsy, and it was all over. Feelings everywhere. One and a half…
What To Do When You Can't Power Through
shell on sand “It’s supposed to be in the nineties today,” Mark warns, as he shoots off to work, leaving me alone at my desk with my fear of sweating to death and, worse, a blank screen. It’s already mid-July, or should I say it’s only mid-July, in that messy middle of summer, when I can’t yet…