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My post-9/11, with my 5-lbs. newborn boy
APRIL 18, 2012 7:01AM
Topics: washington square, chelsea, missing persons, ground zero, nyc, roosevelt hospital, twin towers, single moms, childbirth, relationships, writers & writing, life stories, real families, 9/11
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A story about my son--born on 9/10/01
FEBRUARY 29, 2012 6:32AM
Topics: nyc, roosevelt hospital, preeclampsia, nurses, doctors, twin towers, single moms, childbirth, addiction, alcoholism, relationships, writers & writing, life stories, real families, 9/11
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Are NYC cops too aggressive? Duh?
FEBRUARY 22, 2012 8:08AM
Topics: life stories, subway, police, crime, cops, pedestrians, bike lanes, bikes, nyc, nypd, bronx teacher, high school
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A memory of young adulthood--growing up late
FEBRUARY 15, 2012 7:33AM
Topics: bob dylan, growing up, daughters, parents, food/drink, marijuana, academics, university, youth, education, books, life stories
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How I STOPPED living on the edge
FEBRUARY 1, 2012 5:27AM
Topics: blogs, cary tennis, travel, teaching, jet, teaching fellows, nyc, life stories, publishing, writers and writing
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The joys of a sick day: A single/working mother’s refuge
JANUARY 11, 2012 5:51AM
Topics: nyc, real families, life stories, teaching, bronx, education reform, race to the top, single mothers, kids, education
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- 2598 Views
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Little Drummer Girl In The Cemetery
DECEMBER 20, 2011 1:38PM
Topics: jewish, lutheran, christian, open call, my blue holiday, christmas, hallmark, griswold, merry christmas, chanukah, hanukah, cemetery, divorce, belief/religion, family, little drummer boy, bing crosby, silent night, life stories, nostalgia, dark shadows, funeral, xanax, std, barbie
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Operation dismantle raft: or, holiday blues?
DECEMBER 19, 2011 5:38AM
Topics: my blue holiday, open call, travel, family, life stories, single moms, sisters, husbands, minneapolis
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How I learned to stop worrying and love my crazy NY neighbor
DECEMBER 7, 2011 5:09AM
Topics: nypd, crack/meth, community, nyc, neighbors, real families, life stories, stalkers
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- 2014 Views
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Update on affordable housing in Manhattan: there is none
NOVEMBER 23, 2011 5:23AM
Topics: affordable housing nyc, gentrification, rent, nycha, nychpd, real families, life stories
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Bobby
OCTOBER 11, 2011 4:14PM
Topics: memoir, transgender, death, life stories
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Company Picnics
OCTOBER 10, 2011 10:33AM
Topics: memoir, economics, life stories, business
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An Obsessive Romantic Attraction
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 9:18AM
Topics: blue eyes, hudson valley, arsenic, love, divorce, limerence, obsession, alzheimers, car, keys, toyota, corolla, mechanic, mens issues, gas, womens issues, soap opera, soap operas, mental health, rielle hunter, john edwards, state police, gossip, life stories, dog
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After 20 Years, I Want to See My Abusive Dad for His Money
JUNE 15, 2011 6:08AM
Topics: real families, child abuse, education, family, father’s day, fatherhood, my father as a person, my tiny hypocrisy, open call, personal essay, life stories
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An Atheist Who Honors Jesus More than the Christian Right
JUNE 8, 2011 6:49AM
Topics: science, belief/religion, spirituality, politics, life stories, christianity, atheism
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Doin' Time in the High School Police State
MAY 27, 2011 5:41AM
Topics: security, school, police, guns, youth culture, prison system, crime, life stories, high school, education
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Abidjan: One Uncounted Death
APRIL 4, 2011 3:29PM
Topics: africa, lives, red cross, carol spindel, battle of abidjan, expert opinion, breaking news, red cross côte d'ivoire, civilian deaths, ouattara, gbagbo, abidjan, côte d'ivoire, ivory coast, life stories
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Memoir Of A Misfit - Part VII
FEBRUARY 24, 2011 1:56PM
Topics: homeownership, houses, life issues, family, children, fitting in, nonconformity, misfit, mothers, suburban stereotypes, homemaker, wife, suburbia, personal stories, memoirs, life stories, real families, life
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Sam, The Black Lab: Best Dog Ever?
FEBRUARY 16, 2011 11:30AM
Topics: dogs, black labs, life stories, puppies
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Menage a trois? I bet that means I’m the most!
FEBRUARY 9, 2011 9:00AM
Topics: menage a trois, marcia brady, brady bunch, humor, artists retreats, alcohol, writers, life stories
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