I make that representation not having ever tried it myself nor having heard any firsthand accounts of the high crack can produce. It’s poetic license; it’s the power of description wielded by words. “Better than crack.” Never had it? Doesn’t matter. You know what I mean. Now, you may be thinking, “What? What is better […]

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Red, digital numbers were the first domestic sighting this morning. I saw moonlight first, against the contrasting dark tree trunks. That ethereal feeling was broken by the numbers on the alarm clock: 3:26. I’d just finished dreaming of two people: one who I imagine would be flattered to know of my subconscious drifting; the other […]

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Invariably, I wake up before the rest of my house — dogs included. This has been going on for years. And for years, I’d fritter away the peaceful space of the dark morning hours clicking and scrolling. Occasionally, I’d read as I worked my way through a pot of coffee. Then last April, I decided […]

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In April 2014, I decided to write a story. I did. And, it was long. 220K words. It took me fifty-seven days. The day after I wrote the last chapter, I left on a three-week vacation to the West Coast with my husband, Rob, and our four children. The day after we returned, I started […]

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Born: winter of ’71 Graduated with BA in Philosophy: spring of ’93 Ex-patriated to Latvia to serve in US Peace Corps: summer of ’96 Married: spring of ’99 Entered parenthood: winter ’01; Re-upped membership: winter ’03 and winter ’05 Finished law school, magna cum laude: spring ’05 Passed bar: summer ’05 Met last baby: spring ’07 […]

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