A Lovely Scarf – A Marriage Story

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Rod lifted his shoulder ever so slightly and shifted his eyes down the escalator.I looked around and saw it. A lovely scarf in swirling brilliant jewel-toned hues of blue and turquoise, colors I adore. It looked almost untouched and in perfect condition as I remembered. My scarf. I thought I had left it behind but […]

Shaking it With TSA

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My teenaged son had marched through the security gate at the Baltimore airport. He waved and shouted, “Hey, mom, I’m going to get a pizza. Want some?” I nodded an emphatic No. “Ok, see you at the gate.” I started to wave back, but he was gone. I threw my small backpack and shoes into […]

Marketing to Men

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The question of how female writers can ever market to men circled through my mind briefly as Rod told me what had happened at his job site.  “So,” I said, “you’re saying my obsession to save the trees is how I shocked the construction workers and found new readers?”  To step back for a moment, […]