Category: Play

Solitude and Fun

The teenager and spouse is going camping. As someone who doesn’t like doing dishes and routine, I rejoice at the declaration of “Okay. Bye.” But I am wistful, too, seeing my almost-constant companions driving off. What do I do now? I have the whole house to myself. I can read, write, eat, and watch whatever…
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Not Suffering is a Good Thing

I couldn’t put the book down. I read half of it the first day, until 1:30 a.m., under bright lights in the master bath as my beloved snored away. I thought I would finish one chapter and go to bed, but I was rooting for this self-aware, thin-boned ex-party chick to trek more miles with…
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