Are You the Right Person For Your Job?
by Holly Hagan
I have the unfortunate experience to work in a division within a large company that carries the name “Premier.”  This implies that the service will be premier, and if our customers were somewhere in the middle of South Dakota, we
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An Interview with Lucy Wainwright Roche
by Lev AC Rosen
(Note:  Unfortunately, Lucy Wainwright Roche and Lev Rosen have very similar initials.  So do LostWriters and Lucy Wainwright Roche.  So, for the purposes of the interview, I’m calling myself AC, and Lucy LWR)I fir
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Hey Baby, What's Your Blood Type?
by Sylvia Lee
I have this friend—let’s call her Jill—from back home who is a joy to be around. She is hilarious, can always be counted on for excellent conversation, and has some pretty good stories. That said, sometimes I want to give her a s
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Sugar is Cheaper than Drugs
by Alexis Eastman
“Oh, the hot flashes?  I just take more red clover on those days.  All you need is the right dose of natural plant hormones, really.”  I smiled and nodded at my patient, who apparently hadn’t read the latest resear
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Death by Jello
by Alexis Eastman
Recently, a BBC journalist embarked upon a month of experimental veganism in an attempt to lower his environmental “carbon footprint.”  He’s been at it for a few days now, and the online commentary has been robust, to say th
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New Years
by Andi Mudd
The idea of New Year’s Resolutions is compelling but fatally flawed.  The fundamental problem with New Year’s Resolutions is that they presuppose a sci-fi time glitch between 11:59:59 on December 31 and 12:00 on January 1.  They
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Mrs. Johnson's Pralines
by Lee Hall
It’s Christmas.  I know, I know, this is not exactly news.  You’ve probably already decorated your tree and finished shopping.  I live in New York, but this time of the year, my mind (and heart) are firmly rooted in my R
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Eight Things to Do Right Before You Die
by Kip Conlon
Hang off the side of a hot air balloon Life can get pretty dull here on terra firma.  Same old, same old, day in, day out.  What you need is a change in outlook.  Well, check out the view while you&rsqu
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Ode to the Bathhouses
by Sylvia Lee
A visitor who snores and kicks while sleeping has been sharing my bed for the past three weeks, my closet ceiling is pissing bathwater on my clothes, all I am getting in the mail these days are rejection letters and bills, and I am on the glorious
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In the Bleak, Cold Midwinter
by Alexis Eastman
‘Tis the holiday season, which for most people equates to food, family, presents, and a not insignificant amount of stress.  For those of us living in the northern latitudes, this also means at least three months of frigid dark days tha
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