I’m writing this column at 1:50 PM on Sunday afternoon. It was supposed to go live at 10 AM. I could give you a list of excuses: I’ve been in migraine hell since Friday morning, I couldn’t figure out what to write, my parents are arriving in a week, and I’ve been cleaning madly (because […]
This morning, as I do nearly every morning, I spent some quality time with my journal. There’s nothing fancy about my journal – it’s just a three-subject, wide-ruled, spiral notebook from Target, the same kind that held my notes from high school English and History classes. The one I’m writing in today is bright yellow, […]
Who makes the better teacher, the tyrant or the nurturer? Who can bring more out of you, the kind and loving mentor who coaxes and supports, who makes you do your best because you love him so much that you would give anything to make him proud, or the monster who never lets you relax […]
So, I have been drinking a certain cherry soda for a few months now, then picked up another kind at the supermarket and berated my friends on Facebook for keeping it a secret from me. Suddenly, people were suggesting other cherry sodas, and I was like, that’s it! It’s time for The Mighty Kymm’s Ultimate […]
I’ve been dealing with an annoying cold for the last week, and on Thursday it turned into bronchitis, so with apologies, I’m running a Sunday Brunch from the vaults. It’s been on my mind a lot this weekend, as I try desperately to answer the prompts I was just given for the NYC Midnight Flash-Fic […]
Face it. We start with the best of intentions, snapping photos, collecting postcards and memorabilia, perhaps jotting down notes in a journal — all in the name of collecting memories to later log for the future. We’ve all done it — the incomplete travel journal, the box of photos printed out with good intentions to […]
One of my earliest memories – in fact, it just might be my very first memory – is of perusing the newsstand at our local drugstore. No modern day Walgreen’s or CVS this drugstore; remember, this was the late 1950’s. It was cramped and dark, with narrow aisles, crowded shelves, and a meager selection of toiletries (at […]
This is Where I Leave You is the story of a dysfunctional family’s journey towards functionality. No, that’s not right. This is Where I Leave You is the story of a family just like yours, only more so! Dear God, no. This is Where I Leave You is the Dan in Real Life of this […]
“The day after the day that I walk out the front door and the air is crisp, with just a hint of the autumn days ahead, I put cinnamon in my coffee.” ~Betsy Cañas Garmon I don’t know author Elin Hilderbrand personally, but her Nantucket novels are some of my favorite summer reads, and I’ve […]
There is a snap in the air this morning, a cool snap, one that sent me to the storage closet to unearth a thick sweater and some long pants. I don’t mind these first early shivers, and neither do the dogs. We will walk farther than usual this morning, and hurry home in anticipation of […]
