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My husband and I were wondering today why babies and old women seem to fit together so naturally. Do we all remember each other from…

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At the end of his movie, Annie Hall, Woody Allen faces the camera and tells a joke about a man who goes to the doctor.…

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Paul slept with men. Had always wanted to, according to the therapist we saw together. Having sublimated that desire all his life, he now wanted…

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No matter how hard we try, we cannot make our bodies last past their due dates. Nope. That’s one ball that starts rolling and that…

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I guess that one reason why people love ghost stories is that if there are ghosts, our loved ones are not lost. Something, even something…

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If an ox can be a gentle diplomat with a devilish sense of humor, that was Chuck, the circle boss. Standing next to each other,…

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In the aftermath of a great slaughter there always seems to be a great love among the survivors affected. Like after great sex, all the…

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There is an overwhelming truth - or I guess I should type Truth - about existence that is so huge, so powerful, so encompassing, that…

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My friend’s son is back for Winter Break from his freshman year of college. He’s exactly as he should be, completely solipsistic, as if the…

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One of the most consistent questions professional actors get asked is “ Whew! How do you remember all those lines???” I usually answer by asking…

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I am lost without imagery As Herr Finkham predicted, Andres was granted leave when his baby was born in April 1915. It was a boy…

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Things have come to that Mutti turned from Nordsee. “I must telegraph my ships. I must send a telegram to Ernst in Berlin.” “Today?” asked…

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