Five years ago today, my husband and I signed the papers on the property that we now call home. I…
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Archives for October 2009
Halloween shopping
Every year since my younger son Jack was three or so, we have tried on Halloween masks together. It was…
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Writing class
Sixteen autumns ago, when my younger son Jack was a baby, I took a writing class in Harvard Square. Wednesday…
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Connecting
“You ought to Twitter,” my book publicist told me months ago. “No thanks,” I said, “it’s just not me.” A…
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A widening circle
It’s been a month since The Gift of an Ordinary Day was published. No bestseller lists, no rave reviews in…
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Monks and memories
A month after the September 11 terrorist attacks, I drove from our house in Massachusetts up to New Hampshire to…
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