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TRYING SO HARD: mother may i?
I knew this month might be challenging… and I was right.
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TRYING SO HARD: no warranty
Lately everything I own has been deteriorating. Mostly, I’ve just lived with their malfunctions, or gotten rid of them. But when my beloved electric tea…
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TRYING SO HARD: do the right thing
I found a student ID on the street and spent some time figuring out how to track down its owner. Posted on neighborhood message boards, tracked down a…
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TRYING SO HARD: the reset button
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TRYING SO HARD: i had forgotten
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TRYING SO HARD: ride ride again
I used to love roller coasters. The closest one to me growing up was Six Flags Great Adventure, and it felt like the ride technology advanced every…
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TRYING SO HARD: i finally got it
I somehow managed to dodge COVID the last few years (I’m double vaccinated and triple boosted), but yesterday, it finally happened. I wasn’t even…
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TRYING SO HARD: growing up
I’ve always loved December. Probably because it’s my birthday month. Being born on X-mas Eve always elicits a reaction from strangers — “That must…
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TRYING SO HARD: make an enemy of envy
I’m feeling it! The crunch time before the holidays, when suddenly it feels like I’ve run out of time. But whenever someone asks what I’m up to, I…
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TRYING SO HARD: i had forgotten
There’s a line in “The Sound of Music” where, after hearing his children sing for the first time since his wife’s passing, Captain Von Trapp’s heart is…
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TRYING SO HARD: the reset button
I’ve decided that from now on, my year officially re-starts with September. None of this January 1st nonsense. That’s the way it used to be, when I was…
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TRYING SO HARD: summer songs
August, die she must.
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