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"An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest." (Spanish proverb)

In addition to influencing your kids as they grow up, one of the interesting things about motherhood is that you get to hear, on a regular basis, pearls of wisdom, as well as just plain funny interpretations of things that, … Continue reading

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Winter Song

First snow. OK, not really first snow – that was weeks ago, although it was just an inch, and was gone by the next day. Weather forecast says accumulations of five to eight inches possible. That’s the operative word, possible. … Continue reading

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I See America Reading

Main Reading Room, New York Public Library, NYC I wrote this piece as a letter to the editor a few years ago when public libraries were on the state budget chopping block in Ohio (now reprising it, with a few … Continue reading

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