Who Are We Without Our Titles?

Exit. I should be used to that word by now. After all, life is a dizzying array of exits. We say goodbye to childhood pals when they move, mom and dad when we set off for college and beloved grandparents and devoted pets when they pass. We reluctantly leave comfort zones, old boyfriends, cities we love,…

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Why I took a Facebook Hiatus

I left my job around awards season. Just a year before I was attending the Globes and the Oscars in designer gowns and posing for photos (which I, of course, posted) holding the coveted golden statues. This time, I was at home perusing Facebook, feeling sorry for myself. The virtual shame spiral continued. Easter also…

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The Great Choo Divide

                   I went to a wedding last month. So did my Choo’s. I always thought you could tell the difference between city and country by the clothes. I was wrong. True, one look at mom jeans and capri pants screams provincial, and my husband and I, in…

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