About a year ago, I received a gift that would change my life. It was the perfect gift—one of those “never knew I needed it till I had it” kind of gifts: the coffee sleeve. I mean, how had I been functioning without it? The gift-giver had seen the struggle: the double-wrapped paper towel situation […]
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In some places, the weather signals fall’s arrival. Where I live, it’s the stores and menus that announce the change of seasons. Personally, I look forward to the smell of cinnamon, nutmeg, and all those cozy autumn spices, and I eagerly await the first day when it’s cool enough to pull out the heavy knits.
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What words do you wish you had spoken to someone before it was too late?Now that’s a premise I can get behind. Laura Imai Messina’s The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World asks readers to contemplate exactly that question as we follow Yui, a young woman whose life is shattered by loss. After
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Oversized jean jacket,Light in wash,Your sleeves graze my knucklesAnd wrap me in confidence on loan:A denim shield against the mass. I don you in overly air-conditioned spaces,Often while doing errands I abhor.You envelop me in your excessive denimAnd make me think I can conquer the outing.For the moment, I am brave. I throw you in
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Around 4:30, as the light was fading outside my living room window, the realization that I hadn’t done my grocery shopping hit me like a ton of bricks. Grocery shopping is easily my most dreaded weekly chore. Everything costs a small fortune, yet is somehow necessary for me to maintain the illusion of a healthy
An app I don’t really use that much on my phone is the “Notes” app. I’ve always been more inclined to write down my thoughts in notebooks or journals, so after years of having an iPhone I have maybe used the app a handful of times. When I first started dating my most recent boyfriend,
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My best friend had been on three very promising dates with an exciting prospect, highly anticipating date four. He would be cooking dinner for her at his house. She knew this was going to be a big one. She offered to bring food, drinks, or dessert, and even though he said it was not necessary,
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