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Choosing Yourself
On the not so quiet part of quitting
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You're reading what!?!
Over the years, I’ve become fascinated with what people choose to read and why. The operative word here is “choose.” Parents, teachers and schools make…
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A blip
When you take a break and a year goes by . . .
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Everything ever after
On emotional journeys and processing Inside Out 2 and books about mental health
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On Escape
When you need to get the hell out of your own head and stop worrying about the state of the world
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Power & Women
Musings for Women’s History Month
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What am I looking for, exactly?
September 3, 2008 was a Wednesday.
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Taking the sad with the happy
On how and why we mark milestones on the occasion of another beginning that feels less than hopeful
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"I could'a been a contender!"
On swimming and possibility, the Summer Olympics and good books about sports
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Reading Renaissance
On reading ruts and finally emerging from them
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Book Buddies
On book clubs: their purpose, their influence, their critics, and the ones I like
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Who do you trust?
On giving—and taking—book recommendations from just about anyone
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