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The Secrets inside 3-Dimensional Books

Granted, e-books are nifty.  I buy them and even sell them.  And audiobooks are magical, in my humble opinion.  Their stories, mellifluous voices, and discreet sound effects have melted away ...

The Sequester at MY House

This is not a political commentary.  No, no, no, no.  Won’t discuss politics on my blog since I cringe at the very idea of overheated rants, and counter-rants, on my ...

Letter to My Sick Cat, Linky:

It’s Sunday evening, and I am staring at you.  This morning I was staring at you.  And yesterday, and parts of Friday and in the middle of the night on ...

Words from a “Hackee” to her “Hacker”: Please, get a hobby!

OK, cybercrime.  I get it.  A person with no ethics and no money happens to own a computer or have use of one, and so this person sits down and figures ...

What’s Psychology Got to Do with It?—This Writer’s Therapeutic Journey

I confess: The theories, history, tricks and nooks and crannies of psychology and therapy fascinate me. I confess: Writing stories feeds me.  Always has.  It’s that simple. Question: Are the ...

The Butterfly-Kamikazi Nature of Grief—AND Joy

Does this scene sound at all familiar to you? My pretty yellow bedroom, in my family’s ranch house on Long Island, with its poster of teenage wisdom boldly on display: ...

I’m Bad at Killing Zombies—The Results of My Willingness to Play

Last week I blogged on my negative feelings toward violent video games, including zombie-killing sport; and my positive feelings about how much my very ethical son seems to enjoy these games.  I ...

Making Friends with Violent Video Games—One Mom’s Herculean Effort

“How do you feel about zombies?” my son, age 14, often asks me. What can I say?  I hate zombies.  Sorry.  They’re ugly and flesh-eating and drooling blood and spilling guts ...

The Wholistic Model to Refresh Some Very Stale New Year’s Resolutions

Sometimes—and sometimes more than sometimes—a paid job can give you benefits that don’t come in dollars and cents, but in sense and empowerment.  In my day job at Volunteers of ...

WHAT IF…?—Question from a Laid-Off Elementary School Social Worker

What if we created a culture that aimed high: toward mental health, toward safety?  What if we, united as Americans, worked harder than ever before to create a culture that looked ...

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