Monthly Archives: October 2011

At 50, Finally Telling the Truth

Posted on October 25, 2011 by lisa

I was into my 30s before I began to tell the truth. I hadn’t exactly been lying in the three previous decades; but what I had been doing was, at best, dissembling, and at worst, well, let’s say I was … Continue reading →

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There is Beauty in Truth

Posted on October 23, 2011 by lisa

I was into my thirties before I began to tell the truth. I hadn’t exactly been lying in the three previous decades; but what I had been doing was, at best, dissembling, and at worst, well, let’s say I was … Continue reading →

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You Might As Well Jump

Posted on October 20, 2011 by lisa

When my son was six years old and my daughter six months old my then husband and I moved to Oxford, England for his sabbatical year. I mentioned our trip to an acquaintance who appeared shocked. “I wouldn’t take my … Continue reading →

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Alone, Again. Naturally.

Posted on October 4, 2011 by lisa

From my desk, as I sit writing this, I can see the water: the Bull River out beyond a large marsh, the look of which changes depending on the tides. Off to my left is a small marina with a … Continue reading →

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