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On the eve of the year’s most spectacular Eve, one can only ponder the possibility for resolutions. First things first: I resolve to put 10% of my monthly income into my IRA or my Savings Account [...]

It is hard, after eight days on the road and very little physical activity, to love my body right now. I drive thirty minutes into town just to work out. After over two thousand miles on the [...]

At the last minute, we decide to drive southeast to Richmond, Virginia rather than staying safely inland on I-81. “We’ll surprise them!” my parents and I chorused, as we all [...]

I left the house before sunrise today in order to drive three hours north to Hennicker, New Hampshire to see my dear friend Tara and her newborn baby Aiyana. Creeping barefoot through the silent [...]

Milo and Remy, two Springer Spaniels, arrived at my Uncle’s house on Christmas Day, along with their owners Mark, Jeanette, and daughter Sara. Milo is older by eight months and was adopted [...]

My Uncle’s house in Connecticut has central heat and flush toilets, two full showers, a dishwasher, a pool table, spare bedrooms, a weekly visit from a Maid, and a television bigger than a [...]

Betty has fallen and broken both her hips since I saw her last but is surprisingly strong and full of color. Now she uses a walker. Seeing the way she bounces up from the couch with ease, [...]

I awoke eager to see “the garden state” in daylight for the first time in years. It took twelve hours of continuous driving to arrive at cousin John’s door, and leave it to him [...]

The wooden double doors were heavy and dark, like a fairyland castle entrance. Unsure of proper frat house etiquette, Lindsay knocked on the doors and a loud, hollow sound resounded through what [...]

Senior year in high school, Lindsay had a boyfriend who was a freshman at Oregon State University. He was Marine Corps bound and difficult to decipher. The ins and outs of their long-distance [...]