Tag Archives: Dating

What I Want in My Life
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Posted on April 13, 2017 by

Ever since I wrote the post “A Question of Settling,” back in October 2016, I’ve been thinking about how I wanted the next phase of my life to look. I had intended to focus on this question over the holidays, … Continue reading →

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Guest Post on A Writer’s March
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Posted on March 19, 2017 by

This year, in addition to participating in A Writer’s March, I’m doing two guest posts. I’ve joked with friends for years that writing is much like online dating. Well, A Writer’s March founder Samantha Tetangco challenged me to prove it in an essay. … Continue reading →

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The Great Boot Debate
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Posted on March 9, 2017 by

All winter I searched for two pairs of flat boots: one in brown and one in black. I didn’t think it would be difficult, but everything I found that appealed to me had a heel. Or was knee-high, which I … Continue reading →

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Dating … Again
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Posted on January 19, 2017 by

I’m dating again. This isn’t a place I expected to find myself after my marriage to Michael 1.0 in 1994, but it comes with the territory following a divorce, thankfully I got help with this since I found everything about … Continue reading →

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An Uncertain 2017
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Posted on January 12, 2017 by

It’s been a grueling two months. First there was the election and it’s aftermath. An acquaintance called it similar to a pandemic: sudden, shocking, and widespread. It’s the best description I’ve heard so far, although I’d prefer an element of … Continue reading →

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A Question of Settling
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Posted on November 10, 2016 by

In Summer 2015, when my brother Tom got engaged, I joked he was moving fast. His long-winded divorce had ended just two weeks earlier. “We’ve dated one-and-a-half years,” he said. “And this time, neither of us are settling.” At the … Continue reading →

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A History of Assault
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Posted on November 3, 2016 by

After the now infamous Donald Trump and Billy Bush “pussy grabbing” video was released, my friend Jennifer and I talked about how “lucky” we were in terms of sexual assault. Neither of us had been assaulted as a child or … Continue reading →

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What Happens at Camp Arroyo, Stays at Camp Arroyo, Year 2
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Posted on August 11, 2016 by

This year, my daughter didn’t just survive, but truly thrived at summer camp. Once again, Katie attended Camp Arroyo, which is where the Exceptional Needs Network (ENN) holds its summer camp for special needs children in conjunction with the Taylor … Continue reading →

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Essay Selected For Modern Dating Anthology
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Posted on July 24, 2016 by

My essay, “Pick Ups at the Dog Park,” was selected last summer for publication in an anthology entitled, Rendezvous in the Rough: Essays from the 21st Century Dating Trenches. Six weeks later, my poetry manuscript was accepted for publication, and to … Continue reading →

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Petaluma Reader’s Theatre to Revive Production of Fatherhood
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Posted on May 8, 2016 by

I’m super excited to announce that the Petaluma Reader’s Theatre (PRT) will be reviving their show, Dear Ole Dad: A Tribute to Fatherhood, which includes my story, There’s No Daddy Here. The show is on Saturday, June 18th at 7:30 … Continue reading →

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