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The magic of a good neighborhood

Saturday was the opening of Maddiebird Bakery in Edgewater. The opening was a must do since we know the owners. What made the day even more thrilling was happening to be there at the same time as Old Single Mom, Mary Tyler Mom, and some parents from my son's school. That's the magic of a … Continue reading The magic of a good neighborhood

Sometimes I forget myself

This is part of my Fiction Friday series. Sometimes I forget myself. I forget that I'm often lonely and frequently sad. I forget that I'm at least 20 pounds overweight. I forget that I no longer dye my hair just to do "something different" and now do so out of the obsessive necessity to cover my gray … Continue reading Sometimes I forget myself

What’s the most practical survival skill?

I asked the Internet "What's the most practical survival skill?" The responses I got were too good not to share. Choose to ignore these life skills at your peril. What's the most practical survival skill? From Facebook (If you haven't liked my page on Facebook do so here): Know where your food comes from (Edd Fairman) Wear … Continue reading What’s the most practical survival skill?

Superlatives are the absolute worst

I'm pretty generous with liking things on Facebook. Because Facebook measures "interaction" in order to decide whether people should see things in their newsfeeds I feel like if I am one of those chosen few who sees your post the least I can do is click a little button to encourage Mr. Zuckerberg to allow others to … Continue reading Superlatives are the absolute worst

20 more two-sentence horror stories

I recently saw a list of two-sentence horror stories that have been circulating on the Internet. Most appear to have come from this reddit thread in which someone asked "What is the best horror story you can come up with in two sentences?" People posted some really creepy ones. I decided to see what I … Continue reading 20 more two-sentence horror stories