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The Strings of My Heart

I was 12 years old when my big sister and my mom came to blows over Joni Mitchell. We were watching one of Mitchell’s first […]

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How Work Became One Big Game

At some point in my 30s, probably while I was running a vacuum cleaner, it occurred to me that one can view the whole of […]

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What Does My Kid’s Apartment Say About Me?

I’m standing in an aisle at HomeGoods, holding a spoon rest. It’s a pretty thing, bright orange, shaped like a sunflower, and it only costs […]