I take pride that my son and grandsons were spared from being “trimmed,” thanks only to my activism. Parents wouldn’t subject their daughters to genital mutilation as is common in so much of Africa and the Middle East, according to primitive, timeworn customs. The position of Intact Amer...
weekend. My friends Marjorie, Elise, and Liz came over for a ‘garden tour’ and Friday afternoon cocktails on The Porch. It was Elise’s first visit to my garden and she really took interest in my focus to remove a manicured lawn and create a welcoming space for wildlife and pollinator...
and I’ve been experimenting with breeding a landrace of tomatoes specifically for the conditions of my little backyard. However, if you like my style and voice, my special kind of magic, follow me over to the new location and subscribe. It’ll be fun. ...
SOMEONE COMES TO TOWN, SOMEONE LEAVES TOWN CORY DOCTOROW doctorow@craphound.com Published by Tor Books July 2005 ISBN: 0765312786 http://craphound.com/someone Some Rights Reserved This is my third novel, and as with my first, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (http://craphound.com/down) ...
When my oldest daughter came home after her first semester away at college, she told me how grateful she was to be an independent person. She described the scene in the dorm. “I had to show a bunch of them how to do laundry, and they didn’t even know how to make a box of Kraf...
Why should you think twice before urging mourners to have more faith or speak to them in faith-based clichés? I resented the implied message that if my faith were strong enough, my grief wouldn’t show up in ways that made those around me uncomfortable. ...
*Please forgive me, my dear friends who’ve mourned children, if I’ve tread on tender feelings or gotten this wrong. You’ve taught me more about endurance and living with loss than I’ve learned on my own, and my intention is to honor the grief you’ve borne for the children you’...
[Frodo has flash-back of quick cut scenes showing the murder of his parents.] Frodo: You must pay! [Frodo leaps forward only to be thrown back by Gandalf.] Gandalf: No! Your kung fu is still too weak. Go! Take the ring to mount doom. Learn it’s secret style. And avenge my ...
[Frodo has flash-back of quick cut scenes showing the murder of his parents.] Frodo: You must pay! [Frodo leaps forward only to be thrown back by Gandalf.] Gandalf: No! Your kung fu is still too weak. Go! Take the ring to mount doom. Learn it’s secret style. And avenge my ...
To save money, you simply need to spend less than you earn. It is easy to say, but why is it so difficult to do? To answer this question, you need to study the factors that keep you spending all the time.Easy access to creditFor most people, this is the biggest reason for overspe...