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The day the counselor suggested I was carrying around some shame, I protested, “That’s not even possible. I grew up in a healthy, solid,...

I am not a good traveler — I’ve never been. At hour 10 on a 12 hour flight, I paced the aisles to try to calm my travel agitation. When...

The big lie: You have to have more points. This is the message we are always hearing, you need more — more money, more help, more time....

An embossed invitation on linen paper arrives at your door. You’ve been invited! You’re boss invites you and the team to his house for a...

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With her tongue in her check, she said, “Oh, I don’t need any more emotional maturity — in fact, I probably need to turn it down a...

Short sheeting the bed is a favorite pastime of my extended family. Any family reunion is a guarantee someone’s bed will be short...

In the middle of this stay-at-home order, I am attempting to do something I’ve never done before. It is frustrating. I’m not that good at...

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His face looked like a marshmallow after the flames had been blown off of it. I stood by his hospital bed packing him in ice every few...

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Ida B Wells, an investigative journalist, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi on July 16, 1862, was the first of eight children. She was...