Tag Archives: midlife crisis

Grand Unified Theory

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

I’ve been thinking a lot over the past year about emotions. Well, that’s only half the truth. I’ve been feeling a lot of emotions. In 2011, I weathered a midlife crisis, made a new commitment to my writing,  and confronted several serious … Continue reading →

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You Can Spread It with a Paper Knife!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Remember this commercial?  No?  Well, 1977 really was a long time ago, I suppose.  This 36-second drama presents a man in a suit explaining to a housewife that Pillsbury Frosting Supreme is so creamy that “you can spread it with … Continue reading →

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Part I. How Freewriting Can Ruin 18 Consecutive Birthday Cakes

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Nineteen years ago, I sat under a tree in the oldest part of the Rutgers campus and began to freewrite, as instructed by the poet Deena Linett, my professor in the New Jersey Writing Project.  The idea behind the NJ … Continue reading →

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Midlife Crisis; Or, Why Time Travel Wouldn’t Have Helped, Anyway

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

  I’m no expert in the mid-life crisis, being in the midst of one and not having yet come out on the other side to write sagely of the hazards and rewards of the journey for those just setting out.  … Continue reading →

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