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Why it’s good to get off the grid
We may have been locked up in our homes for months on end, but it didn’t shield us from everything that’s been happening around the world. If anything, the lockdown served to make us more aware, and if I may say more hyper-aware, of current events. In fact, we’re so current we knew that an…
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Why I’m happy/sad/grateful at turning fifty-four
I used to take birthdays for granted as it arrived every year like clockwork. Big get-togethers or surprise parties seemed corny, especially when they bring out the obligatory video montage. My idea of the perfect birthday celebration would be lounging on a hammock somewhere, drifting in and out of sleep. This year it’s different. This…
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How I came to love being a grandmother at 42
When I turned thirty, I had one of those I’ll-never-be-young-again moments. I locked myself at home, watched a string of mindless movies, and mourned for my twenties. I had spent them wisely after all, which is to say that I misspent them thoroughly. When I turned forty, I had none of the midlife angst that…
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Why I shaved my head
We had it so good, we just didn’t know it! As I write this, I am staring at my feet, wondering when they’d be soaked in a warm bath of salts and massaged into softness, cuticles stripped, dead skin scrubbed away. The salon has always been my choice for self-care. Every few weeks or so,…
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How it was like to be a student activist in the 80s #pleasedontredtagme
We were having a chat, my college dormmates and I, when one of them shared a photograph from long ago, reminding me of those days when I wrote for a radical university paper, joined the student council, and helped topple a dictator, all while keeping my virginity safely intact. It was the best of times,…
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