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Continue reading →: A Near Drowning
I would have drowned – if I didn’t die from hypothermia first – when I was nine. My then seven-year-old brother Ben saved my life. The river near our house was half frozen over. My brother and I walked out onto the thick sheets of ice and peered down into…
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Continue reading →: Suddenly Old
The moment you realize you’re old. It comes for all of us. For me, it started when I asked the twenty-something hostess for plastic cutlery to go with my take-out. She met my gaze with a blank stare. “Cutlery?” I repeated. Still, she looked confused. “A fork and knife?” I…
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Continue reading →: Who’s got time for a midlife crisis?
I’ve entered my midlife crisis while raising a 3-year-old. Which means I’m questioning what I want my legacy to be, but I’m too busy to give it as much thought as I’d like. Meanwhile, I don’t have the disposable income to buy a sports car and feel the wind in…
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Continue reading →: Eat, Pray, Live
I escaped the east coast winter for five magical days in San Diego I didn’t speak to my younger sister for ten years. For an entire decade it was as though she had never existed. She who, as a little girl, sat on our shared bed holding her blankie and…
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Continue reading →: Lack of knowledge in the garden of Eden
I find it interesting how the fall of Eden was supposedly brought about by Eve chomping into the apple of knowledge. We never question the validity of that premise. Oh yeah, she did the one thing she wasn’t supposed to do. But we’re talking about the beginning of time, humanity’s…
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Continue reading →: Coupon-clipping Porsche aficionados
To the car dealership that mailed me a coupon for a Porsche: please send me a coupon for an Aston Martin. What a random offer to receive. Bring this coupon in today and redeem for $1,500 off! What market research did this dealership do? I suppose it was just a…
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Continue reading →: Squirrel vs. Bird
I used to love squirrels. Until I hung a bird feeder. Having moved to the suburbs, I was going to enjoy bringing all the birds to my yard. Fancying myself an amateur birder, I anticipated seeing all different types, and learning how to identify them by their unique coloring and sounds.…
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Continue reading →: The Problematic Courtship of Fireflies
The firefly, known in some regions by the adorable name of peeny wally, has a few things inherently wrong with its mating process. Summer evenings in the east coast suburbs are rendered magical by flickering green lights as fireflies fill our yards. It uses a self-generated light to attract a…
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Continue reading →: Acquired Tastes
Coffee: a brilliant, blinding light from heaven They say coffee is an acquired taste. However, it is one which I instantly developed upon trying a sip from my dad’s mug at age seven. He took his coffee just as any child would – sweet and creamy. From that moment onward,…
Hello,
I’m Angie
Residing in the New York metropolitan area, I spend much of my free time writing. I graduated from Seattle University and published my debut book, Dismantle, in 2024.
Typically writing at the intersection of memoir and humor, I aspire to publish a novel in every major fiction genre including romance with a suspense subplot, crime, and science fiction.
My goal with this blog is to offer readers a five-minute break from the monotony and stress of everyday life. Success for me is making you smile or laugh.
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