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The mini-death of the end of summer
AUGUST 31, 2012 8:17AM
Topics: rockaway beach, nyc, summer, families, travel, 9/11, teachers, nyc teaching fellows, education, schools, real families, life stories
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My post-9/11, with my 5-lbs. newborn boy
APRIL 18, 2012 7:01AM
Topics: washington square, chelsea, missing persons, ground zero, nyc, roosevelt hospital, twin towers, single moms, childbirth, relationships, writers & writing, life stories, real families, 9/11
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A story about my son--born on 9/10/01
FEBRUARY 29, 2012 6:32AM
Topics: nyc, roosevelt hospital, preeclampsia, nurses, doctors, twin towers, single moms, childbirth, addiction, alcoholism, relationships, writers & writing, life stories, real families, 9/11
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Are NYC cops too aggressive? Duh?
FEBRUARY 22, 2012 8:08AM
Topics: life stories, subway, police, crime, cops, pedestrians, bike lanes, bikes, nyc, nypd, bronx teacher, high school
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A memory of young adulthood--growing up late
FEBRUARY 15, 2012 7:33AM
Topics: bob dylan, growing up, daughters, parents, food/drink, marijuana, academics, university, youth, education, books, life stories
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How I STOPPED living on the edge
FEBRUARY 1, 2012 5:27AM
Topics: blogs, cary tennis, travel, teaching, jet, teaching fellows, nyc, life stories, publishing, writers and writing
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The joys of a sick day: A single/working mother’s refuge
JANUARY 11, 2012 5:51AM
Topics: nyc, real families, life stories, teaching, bronx, education reform, race to the top, single mothers, kids, education
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- 36 Comments
Little Drummer Girl In The Cemetery
DECEMBER 20, 2011 1:38PM
Topics: jewish, lutheran, christian, open call, my blue holiday, christmas, hallmark, griswold, merry christmas, chanukah, hanukah, cemetery, divorce, belief/religion, family, little drummer boy, bing crosby, silent night, life stories, nostalgia, dark shadows, funeral, xanax, std, barbie
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Operation dismantle raft: or, holiday blues?
DECEMBER 19, 2011 5:38AM
Topics: minneapolis, husbands, sisters, single moms, life stories, family, travel, open call, my blue holiday
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- 9 Comments
How I learned to stop worrying and love my crazy NY neighbor
DECEMBER 7, 2011 5:09AM
Topics: nypd, crack/meth, community, nyc, neighbors, real families, life stories, stalkers
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Update on affordable housing in Manhattan: there is none
NOVEMBER 23, 2011 5:23AM
Topics: affordable housing nyc, gentrification, rent, nycha, nychpd, real families, life stories
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Bobby
OCTOBER 11, 2011 4:14PM
Topics: memoir, transgender, death, life stories
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Company Picnics
OCTOBER 10, 2011 10:33AM
Topics: memoir, economics, life stories, business
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After 20 Years, I Want to See My Abusive Dad for His Money
JUNE 15, 2011 6:08AM
Topics: real families, child abuse, education, family, father’s day, fatherhood, my father as a person, my tiny hypocrisy, open call, personal essay, life stories
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- 1121 Views
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An Atheist Who Honors Jesus More than the Christian Right
JUNE 8, 2011 6:49AM
Topics: science, belief/religion, spirituality, politics, life stories, christianity, atheism
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- 1954 Views
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Doin' Time in the High School Police State
MAY 27, 2011 5:41AM
Topics: security, school, police, guns, youth culture, prison system, crime, life stories, high school, education
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Abidjan: One Uncounted Death
APRIL 4, 2011 3:29PM
Topics: africa, lives, red cross, carol spindel, battle of abidjan, expert opinion, breaking news, red cross côte d'ivoire, civilian deaths, ouattara, gbagbo, abidjan, côte d'ivoire, ivory coast, life stories
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Memoir Of A Misfit - Part VII
FEBRUARY 24, 2011 1:56PM
Topics: homeownership, houses, life issues, family, children, fitting in, nonconformity, misfit, mothers, suburban stereotypes, homemaker, wife, suburbia, personal stories, memoirs, life stories, real families, life
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Sam, The Black Lab: Best Dog Ever?
FEBRUARY 16, 2011 11:30AM
Topics: dogs, black labs, life stories, puppies
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Menage a trois? I bet that means I’m the most!
FEBRUARY 9, 2011 9:00AM
Topics: menage a trois, marcia brady, brady bunch, humor, artists retreats, alcohol, writers, life stories
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