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The Lives We Live

Idolization of the American Family

Surprise and Sorry  (These are just my thoughts that I will be expanding on in future issues) With the birth of my granddaughter and complications attendant, I have been pondering – where does the idea of the perfect family come from; how and why is it sustained? You know what I am talking about: the […]

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Editorial

View From Behind (1.27.22)

To start the new year, I have a new granddaughter, complete with attendant complications; unknown outcomes and future, joys and scares, waiting, hoping, praying, rejoicing over progress. It occurred to me: what a perfect metaphor for the new year we are all facing. So many unknowns, ups and downs that always accompany life, seemingly magnified […]