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  • Of Sisyphus and morning sex.

    Or the joys of empty nest syndrome. Defined loosely by a collection of symptoms and emotions including depression, anxiety, a sense of loss of purpose, feelings of rejection, and excessive worry over a child’s welfare, empty nest syndrome is most commonly experienced by women after their last child leaves for college. Or so say my… Continue Reading

    on February 4, 2015
  • Goddamn dog.

    She sprawled in front of every door you wanted to open. Blocked the stairs when your arms were full of groceries.  Tripped you in the kitchen when you were carrying hot pans.  Kicked you with her back feet when you crowded her space on the couch or bed.  Dripped toilet water from her muzzle onto… Continue Reading

    on January 15, 2015
  • Crimes and misdemeanors.

    Or a suburban girl’s first brush with the law. Author’s note:  When your boyfriend borrows your car and promises to bring it back on time to drive you to campus for your morning class and then doesn’t show up the next morning, you should be slightly suspicious.  But I am not hardwired for suspicion, so… Continue Reading

    on October 17, 2014
  • This too shall pass.

    For some strange reason the minute you hit your forties, especially if you are a woman, you are deluged with advice – a large portion of which falls into the following six categories and often makes me wonder if Sylvia Plath must have spent time on the Internet before putting her head in the oven. 1.  Advice… Continue Reading

    on September 23, 2014
  • Words of wisdom from my dad.

    Be glad he doesn’t work for Hallmark.

    on September 22, 2014
  • Bitch smash.

    I am a pretty regular listener to the NPR program Here and Now.  Recently I caught an interview conducted by host Jeremy Dobson with writer and actress Sandra Tsing Loh – author of a new book titled The Madwoman in the Volvo. The segment was titled Why It’s Time to Talk About Menopause. You can… Continue Reading

    on September 3, 2014
  • No more pencils, no more books…Tumblr

    http://smrow.tumblr.com/post/96447434419/its-amazing-how-different-the-first-day-of-school

    on September 2, 2014
  • This and that.

    Last week we dropped off our youngest son in West Virginia.  The baby of our family.  This mother’s son is seventeen and starting his freshman year at college. Last week a boy was shot unarmed in the street in Ferguson, Missouri.  That mother’s son was eighteen and a few days away from starting college classes. This week… Continue Reading

    on August 20, 2014
  • Found this photo for you on Tumblr

    http://smrow.tumblr.com/post/95004742599/since-wvu-tech-now-has-the-rest-of-our-disposable

    on August 17, 2014
  • Dead poets.

    Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Williams in one year. I think I feel a little like Ralph…    

    on August 11, 2014

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