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In a typical mid-century Italian American family, introspection was not a thing. Why would you think, let alone talk, about feelings?...

[Things have been a bit on the grim side here lately, so I’m sharing a lighter piece that I wrote a while back. I was initially hesitant...

I just got in last night (not in the morning—it seems I need to pay a bit more attention to detail) from my long-awaited, outstanding...

I’ve always loved making lists. In my overachieving days, they were a key to my productivity. In times of overwhelm, they soothed...

I climbed into bed with a half-smile and my heart singing. This was such a good day. As I mentally compiled my gratitude list, it became...

I’ve written before about the four-legged lunatic that has free reign of our house. He continues to provide daily doses of both hilarity...

[This week has been a pivot extravaganza. The standouts among a series of unanticipated events have been a microwave fire that narrowly...

It’s no secret that we all absorb ambient negativity to some degree, often unconsciously. For the past several years, I’ve been working...

I may never be an enthusiastic celebrant of the holidays (the fact that this year I considered requesting a medically induced coma from...