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Happy New Year, Get Yourself an Advance Directive
I celebrated New Year’s with an old friend from college who hosted a party in his studio apartment. He served homemade salsa and roasted mushrooms, and the most raucous moments of the night involved a banjo, a kazoo, and a
Happy New Year, Get Yourself an Advance Directive
I celebrated New Year’s with an old friend from college who hosted a party in his studio apartment. He served homemade salsa and roasted mushrooms, and the most raucous moments of the night involved a banjo, a kazoo, and a
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Were Rough
On Wednesday morning, I lost a pregnancy. I was only 6 weeks pregnant. Not much. I spent the morning observing the first grade ICT class (“integrated co-teaching,” meant to be a mix of general ed kids and those with special
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Were Rough
On Wednesday morning, I lost a pregnancy. I was only 6 weeks pregnant. Not much. I spent the morning observing the first grade ICT class (“integrated co-teaching,” meant to be a mix of general ed kids and those with special
Why I love Richard Scarry
Ruby loves her Richard Scarry books, and they’re among a very few books that she specifically asks for. Looking at these books doesn’t quite count as reading a story, because each jumbo page is so packed with activity that we
Why I love Richard Scarry
Ruby loves her Richard Scarry books, and they’re among a very few books that she specifically asks for. Looking at these books doesn’t quite count as reading a story, because each jumbo page is so packed with activity that we
A Relationship
In addition to gaining a permanent mommy a few months ago, since I stopped working long shifts at the hospital and being forced to dodge her hugs until I’d peeled off my scrubs and showered if she happened to be
A Relationship
In addition to gaining a permanent mommy a few months ago, since I stopped working long shifts at the hospital and being forced to dodge her hugs until I’d peeled off my scrubs and showered if she happened to be
Speech Therapy Chicken
My mother got this awesome sesame chicken recipe from my father’s mother, Kitty. Kitty’s original recipe included MSG (“flavor enhancer”), even though she is, in my mind, the original healthy hip grandmother. (The only other person I’ve known to use
Speech Therapy Chicken
My mother got this awesome sesame chicken recipe from my father’s mother, Kitty. Kitty’s original recipe included MSG (“flavor enhancer”), even though she is, in my mind, the original healthy hip grandmother. (The only other person I’ve known to use
Stitches
My daughter does well in emergency rooms. She likes a captive audience. She knew what the people waiting in the Southampton Hospital ER on the night before the Fourth of July needed. They needed to be offered some blueberries by
Stitches
My daughter does well in emergency rooms. She likes a captive audience. She knew what the people waiting in the Southampton Hospital ER on the night before the Fourth of July needed. They needed to be offered some blueberries by
Why?
As a little girl I played with phone books. I used the small ones, the ones that feel like a novel and fit in a purse and are populated with rectangular ads of varied dimensions. I turned the feathery pages
Why?
As a little girl I played with phone books. I used the small ones, the ones that feel like a novel and fit in a purse and are populated with rectangular ads of varied dimensions. I turned the feathery pages
SOFT SCIENCE Notes from Kristen McConnell 