Old Mother’s Radical Blueprint for Healthcare Reform (2009) October 2009: Sometimes the best way to deal with something is through humor. So in the interest of keeping my blood pressure way, way down, I proudly present herewith, heretofore, and…
The $640 Popsicle, or, My (Medical Insurance) World And Welcome To It!
Posted in Non-fiction, seriously funny
Mad Lib for a Rapidly Aging Mother
I woke up on Saturday morning. “_____!” I exclaimed. “It’s my _____ birthday!” I ______ into the bathroom to check to mirror. “Hmm…” I thought, pulling my _____ up with my fingers. “Dare I wait another _____ before scheduling that…
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Travels With My Mother, or, STUFF My Mom Says
Day 1. 12 p.m. Mom and I blast off from the Chicago suburbs in an ancient Jeep Cherokee which at time of purchase unnamed decades ago seemed gigantic, but in 2012 feels like a clown car, or even a cereal box…
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Why Women Write
So I’m sitting here crying cause I can’t get anything done because there are so many kids running around…some of them not even mine…and I keep having to feed them… especially the ones on the cusp of adolescence. Madeleine L’Engle…
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