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Wanting to Be Somewhere Else
The Polish word pragnąć evokes a feeling that its English translation—to yearn or long for something—does not. A single word covers the aching longing…
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Alice Goldbloom
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Surviving the Squeeze
It’s a taboo subject, off-limits on a multitude of counts. We have heard them called tits, boobies, knockers, bosoms, jugs and many more, unprintable…
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Virginia Fisher Yaffe
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Reading Between the Lines
By Sarah Christie Prospero The lyrics open in a haunting minor key, and Carly Simon sings. My father sits at night with no lights on, his cigarette…
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The Joy of Still Being Here
 • Alice Goldbloom
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The Piano Man
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The Daily Call
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My Room With a View
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Past Times
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The art of letting go
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Manifesto to My Face
The other day, my friend Kay and I were discussing facelifts. I told her how disappointing it was that a movie star who’d always seemed intelligent and…
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Beth Kaplan
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The Gates of Paradise Swing Open
Memories of Florence and Ravenna
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My Daughter Named It Sophia
The tale of my father's violin
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His Name Was Nicholas
My Icelandic companion
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Ruth Miller
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We See With Different Eyes
And seeing is believing
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Virginia Fisher Yaffe
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There Is Always Room for One More
Guest Post by Anna Rumin "You can look into an empty fridge and produce a gourmet meal," my husband likes to say. I'm no gourmet cook, but I never see…
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