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Jan.14.2012
Who was it, that first had the idea of putting an x by the signature, to symbolise a kiss?
In every social missive we receive, be it an e-mail, a card, or a text message, our contact’s name is appended with an x. Sometimes, the x brings a friend along; sometimes two. At other times,...
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Jul.04.2011
As a former editor of Primavera, a literary journal, I understand how time-consuming it is to correspond with authors who submit manuscripts. I spent a lot of time writing detailed personal letters to authors before e-mail was widespread. I even got thank-you letters for my rejection notes...
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Mar.28.2010
Surrounded by six dogs, I am still the lone dog. The leader of the pack, but the one with only two feet. The one that stands too tall with the floor looming far below me. If I bent at the waist and walked on my hands and feet I would be sturdy around the others. How attractive that would make me to...
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Nov.02.2009
I hope everyone is recovered from a surfeit of sugar, and remembered to switch clocks (or, if you're not where you switch your own clocks, that you remember that those who do are now an hour off.) It's November. We're looking forward to having Thanksgiving dinner with one of our daughters and her...
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May.13.2009
I received an e-mail message from the White House today. At 1:31 in the morning, I found waiting in my inbox an e-mail message from President Barak Obama. I don't work at the White House. I don't work in government. I'm a citizen of the United States of America and I received an e-mail message...
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Nov.28.2008
My wife, who has worn corrective lenses since childhood, begins her day by reaching for her glasses before getting out of bed. I count myself lucky to have lived this long without specs. But over the last couple of years, I’ve developed a morning habit quite similar to hers. After a visit to the...
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Jul.04.2008
I'm back in Massachusetts, the Southwest a distant dream at the moment. It took forever to get here, or so it seemed. You just can't get from Point A to Point B these days without a lot of expense and a lot of stress. The best thing to do is prepare for it. I spent literally the entire day and...
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Jun.22.2008
I got an e-mail on my Google account from a lady at The Mississipi State University who would like to do my play, A Man Called Rejoice, with her students. I’d love to offer her permission, but her e-mail address ends in .edu and, if I try to reply, the system locks up.
Anyone got advice?
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