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    Trying to Force Normal

    MAY 30, 2012 4:22PM

    By Lunchlady 2


    Topics: searching, sad, tired, faking it, love, abnormal, normal, death, life

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 786 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Does My Mom With Alzheimer's Know It's Mother Day?

    MAY 7, 2012 9:51AM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: eldercare, caregiver, mental illness, memory loss, dementia, alzheimers, baby boomer, aging parent, mother's day, ife, love, relationship, daughter, mother, family, health, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1148 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    The First Time I Saw Stars

    MAY 3, 2012 1:03PM

    By PatienceP


    Topics: love, fathers, daughters, family, child abuse, domestic violence

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2347 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    My Hunger Games

    APRIL 5, 2012 8:18AM

    By Julie White


    Topics: food, hunger, mothers, love, celiac, cancer, friendship, gifts

    • Editor's Pick
    • 42 Ratings
    • 2821 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    When "I'm scared to meet your parents" lights the world

    MARCH 23, 2012 8:46AM

    By Mary Stanik


    Topics: martinis, bar, roman catholic, brahmin, kisses, mad men, love, irish, india

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 953 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    A DRIVING ISSUE

    MARCH 8, 2012 6:18PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: disabilities, dating, love, sex, writing, recovery, relapse, booze, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, aids, hiv, choices, drinks, nightlife, bars, crystal, meth, crystal meth, drunk, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, military, navy, discharge, don't ask don't tell, school, college, gi bill, crimes, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, recovery, drugs, alcohol, booze, life, new start, begining, san francisco, arvs, philadelphia, mom, mother, loss, family, death, support, recovery, relapse, self-will, procrastination, 911, help, anger, driving

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 485 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Sourhearts

    FEBRUARY 12, 2012 3:18PM

    By A Zillion Dollars


    Topics: candy, tradition, valentine, holidays, romance, love

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 1467 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    Grace

    FEBRUARY 11, 2012 8:01PM

    By Amy A


    Topics: dementia, death, illness, aging, grief, optimism, hope, grace, love, family, vascular dementia, frog in soup

    • Editor's Pick
    • 60 Ratings
    • 2496 Views
    • 70 Comments
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    A Valentine to Older Love & Romance

    FEBRUARY 13, 2012 8:10AM

    By Lea Lane


    Topics: love, sex, valentine's day, older love, romance

    • Editor's Pick
    • 70 Ratings
    • 3398 Views
    • 72 Comments
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    Where Daughters Fear to Tread

    JANUARY 25, 2012 12:07PM

    By Joan H.


    Topics: fathers and daughters, pain, love, asking the hard questions

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 2125 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The Almost Child

    JANUARY 24, 2012 2:22PM

    By Lesley Clark


    Topics: cancer, death, dying, doctors, kids, love, life, happiness, sadness, children, female, ovaries, cyst, illness, sickness, childbirth, friendship

    • Editor's Pick
    • 34 Ratings
    • 1882 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Synthetica

    JANUARY 5, 2012 8:02AM

    By Gary Justis


    Topics: silence, fashion, design, empathic projection, love, sex, sythetic sex, alone, waiting, ficional need, histories, certitude, uncertain rekoning, visual poetry, decay, environment, victim, human surrogates, history, projection, pathos, mannequins, watching, watchers, sculpture, synthetic need

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 8984 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    How first names influence our dating choices

    JANUARY 5, 2012 7:54AM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: love, sex, dating, names, psychology, lifestyle

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 796 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Making A Holiday Meal In The South End

    DECEMBER 13, 2011 3:10AM

    By The Songbird


    Topics: food., love, hearth, place. home

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1489 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Charades and Sweet Potatoes

    NOVEMBER 22, 2011 11:34AM

    By Marcelle Soviero


    Topics: love, thanksgiving, family, heartwarming holiday stories, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 987 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Polebridge, Montana, 1999

    NOVEMBER 14, 2011 5:53PM

    By LKWalker


    Topics: polebridge montana, winter, shooting star, love, true story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 676 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Happy Dreams, I Love You, God Bless You

    NOVEMBER 6, 2011 10:00AM

    By Charleen Earley


    Topics: alzheimer, death, sadness, love, memories, family, open+call, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1577 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Hijab: A Love Story

    NOVEMBER 6, 2011 5:50AM

    By Sara Grace O'Connell


    Topics: islam, muslim, woman, hijab, love, religion, veil

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 3133 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Anniversary of My Mental Breakdown and Loss of a Friend

    NOVEMBER 3, 2011 2:26PM

    By Colony of Losers


    Topics: jason lionel walsh, life, love, suicide, torment, depression, mental breakdown, colony of losers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 1751 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Remembering my Grandma on Dia de los Muertos

    OCTOBER 31, 2011 11:12AM

    By Brazen Princess


    Topics: remembering, opening, love, grandma, grief

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