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Fade To Black
If someone wrote a story about my life, I wonder where it would begin. Would it start here, with me tapping at my keyboard from my new reclining sofa? Each word—almost a quiet confession I’m not sure I’m ready to… Continue reading
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The Human Thread
There was a time when I could look at a phone number and know exactly where it belonged. In the early ’90s, I worked for an international record label as a radio promoter, calling college stations across the country. Computers… Continue reading
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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Several weeks ago, I arrived at Sellersville Theater in the early afternoon. I was there to work a show I’d been looking forward to for months—one I’d even circled in my calendar. You see, I still keep a large, neatly… Continue reading
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Cold Blooded
This story contains accounts of real-life violence and murder. Reader discretion is advised. Every Halloween, my husband queues up John Carpenter’s classics, one after another. Shadows twist and crawl across our living room walls while Chef Mike—the microwave with a… Continue reading
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The Art of Controversy
My fascination with political cartoons began nearly twenty years ago when I stumbled upon a piece at a local flea market. It was a serendipitous discovery—an 1874 Harper’s Weekly cartoon by Thomas Nast. The glass had bubbled with age, but… Continue reading




