Parenthetical

My beloved grandmother died of cancer on Nov. 16. We buried her yesterday. (Arlington National Cemetery — they keep their own schedule.) She was a mother of five, a Navy wife, a world traveler, an antiques dealer, an expert stock trader (paper only, thankyouverymuch), and an overall damn smart lady. Whenever I called, we’d talk [...]

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I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. I do New Year’s wishes. When I was a kid — 10? 11? — I had a book of magic instructions for kids. It was cute: making yourself fairy wings and doing spells. One of the “spells” suggested that you write three wishes on a piece of paper and [...]

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Tomorrow morning, I board a plane for a girls’ trip Alaska: hiking, rafting, camping, eating, and the all-important ritual viewing of Harry Potter. My friend Kate Diamond of Damned Scribbling Women explains, and more importantly, shows off her outstanding Photoshop skillz by creating the cover for Super Special #1: Kate’s Wedding. (Ignore my frumpy dress [...]

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In the immortal words of Jeremy Piven in Grosse Pointe Blank: “Ten years! Ten years! Ten! Years!” Yes, believe it or not, I have owned this domain for an entire decade. It’s been home to everything from passive-aggressive collegiate angst to stories of my travel adventures to this YA lit blog. I had big plans [...]

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Miriam at The Oyster’s Garter tagged me on the “5 Things” meme, so I guess I better comply! She can beat me up. 5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago: Attending a rockin’ New Year’s party at the home of jcn, Latemodel, and some other people whose URLs I don’t know. Turning twenty. (Eeep!) [...]

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