I am sitting here at Coffee Bean on the East Side listening to my Hummingbird playlist, smiling. I am smiling because I scored a big booth by the Third Avenue entrance. While writing these words, a breeze spills in and…
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I met Lauren Miller (then Lauren McBrayer) at Yale. Though she’s a bit younger, we were friends and had many friends in common and I always thought she was cool and smart. And she is. Fast-forward a few years. Lauren…
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On the way home from Paris, I felt anxious. I’ve never been a good flier. I’ve always felt my pulse quicken, my heart clank around inside my chest, my palms slicken with sweat. I also felt claustrophobic. A little brochure…
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I’m not sure how I feel about blog giveaways. I have done them before. And, at times, they have felt fun. At times, they have felt like a transparent means to collect comments and followers.
But I do know how…
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Okay. So it’s officially official: I love doing these Friday Loves. I’m not sure why. It’s something about the show and tell, the sharing and caring, the hunting and gathering, the reveling in things silly and serious, goodies physical and…
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A week ago, I introduced ADR Friday Loves, a weekly collection of my current silly and serious loves. I was thrilled by your response; it seems that many of you are game for some more frilly Friday fun. This…
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I am constantly brainstorming ways to have fun with blogging. My latest idea is to devote one day a week to my current loves. These loves will include things serious and silly, philosophical and practical, truly meaningful and downright materialistic.…
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They toss pennies into the fountain. And they make wishes. Sometimes, if they don’t have pennies, they throw rocks. I love that my little girls do this. That they hurl small objects into shallow water and dream. I love that…
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Dinner out with beloved girlfriends. A darkened restaurant. A plate of pumpkin ravioli to share.
A theory. My theory. That theory?
Everyone has a wild side. Only some of us are willing to find it, and explore it.
Conversation. Confessions.…
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We tell our kids to use their words. But how often do we use ours?
Meet Kate Hopper. Kate teaches writing online and at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. Kate…
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