Who’s that girl, causing a commotion? An icon of American life, a gambler, she has never taken an easy ride […]
The Fears of Maddie: Episode II, Part C
Pin the Tail on the Donkey and The Limbo ensued, followed by Happy Meals and a sheet cake into which […]
The Fears of Maddie: Episode II, Part B
The shrieking of girls and whooping of boys resounded in the air, noises distant and tangled in the cold. Maddie […]
The Fears of Maddie: Episode II, Part A
Last November, Maddie received her first birthday party invitation from a kindergarten classmate in our newly adopted town of Lynnfield. […]
Competition
The word itself quakes with urgency. It’s a jaw that clamps down immediately on your adversary—“Comp!”—and echoes the “petition” you […]
The Fears of Maddie: Episode I
Maddie spends half of her life upside down. Her back turned to my scolding, she scampers out of the house […]
Electronic Slide
I dance in the car. My thighs shimmy with injections of a pile-driving bass. Chest pops out, head juts left, […]
Confessions of a High School English Teacher: “I Don’t Read”
Though this statement will sound blasphemous coming from someone who dreams of clinching a publishing contract, I must confess: for […]
Green
When she looked at Mrs. Keeley, Cassandra thought of soft feathers and sunshine. She liked the way the light coming […]
Going to Hell in a Bargain Bucket — Part III
PRODUCE You need pretty much the same five items every time you visit the produce section: bagged Light Caesar salad […]
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