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We need shorter weddings, longer receptions

I come from a family of interlopers. Wait, that’s not right. A family of elopers, we are elopers, my parents, my sisters and I. Perhaps ... Read more

Time to change perceptions on infertility

It’s Easter. I’d really like to tell you about the time my foil-wrapped chocolate bunny burst into flames when I put it in this new ... Read more | 4 comments

With food, it’s all about the attitude

Who is zoomin’ who at the dinner table? Lately, I’ve seen a lot of media attention focused on a movement to masquerade vegetables in “kid-friendly” ... Read more

The Midwest and South aren’t far apart

The air smelled like somebody sprayed Coty Musk on an ambrosia salad. It was thick. You could taste it. I was 14 and fresh off ... Read more

The Hefties and the Laps duke it out

Gangs in Woodbury, Minnesota. No one could have predicted it, but here they are, terrorizing the neighborhood and even living under my own roof. Read more