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Tommy Ruttlesberry was excited. “They were lined up right over there by Smalltown Inn, you know? Maybe 15 all together carrying I don’t know how many Mexicans—or I don’t know …
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By LEAH CASNER
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3/26/24
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I have done my own research and I have uncovered what may be the most insidious, evil and vicious plot yet from the deep state, the Soros-Biden-Hillary-Pedophile-Steve Jobs-Hugo Chavez’ ghost …
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By LEAH CASNER
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2/20/24
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We weren’t going to bother using the free “Ski at Elk Mountain” PBS donation gift, because I had assumed Elk Mountain was a couple of hours away, like Shawnee or Camelback. I …
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By LEAH CASNER
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1/24/24
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At this time of year, whether you call it Solstice, Hanukkah, Saturnalia, New Year’s, Christmas, Yule or Kwanzaa—among other possibilities—we must ask ourselves again: is Hammacher …
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By LEAH CASNER
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12/27/23
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Is there any scenic, quaint and charming town in any impoverished drug-ravaged county in New York or Pennsylvania that doesn’t cry out for a curated cocktail/housewares store where you can buy …
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At our premarital counseling, the Rev. Butz peered at me and my soon-to-be-husband Mark and said, “You know, not having children is always an option.”
We ignored his well meaning …
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Finding meaning through impactful and resilient conversation
In today’s world, it’s crucial to engage in impactful and resilient conversation. The art of dialogue should be a …
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By LEAH CASNER
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9/27/23
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As I struggled once again with a drawer that refused to do what a drawer was supposed to—open and provide us with access to what we had stored in it—I hoped, i.e. grumbled and swore …
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By LEAH CASNER
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8/23/23
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The store within walking distance didn’t have the plastic birthday candle holders I needed to light candles on ice cream instead of on cake, so I took the car.
I wasn’t really …
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By LEAH CASNER
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7/26/23
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I have been asked about my writing process. Process is terribly important; anyone who dares put ink to paper or pixel to screen must have one.
My current process is to seat myself at my …
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By LEAH CASNER
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6/21/23
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We are having the bathroom painted.
Bathroom painting was one maintenance chore that as renters we had tried before.
Our landlady had refused to be responsible when the …
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By LEAH CASNER
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5/24/23
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The last couple of months I have attempted to organize things.
In general, this is not a good idea—a truth I had, in my amazingly deluded self-confidence, completely …
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By LEAH CASNER
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4/26/23
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Movie theater. Lights off, screen dark. Surround sound rises.
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2/22/23
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“Not now,” I scolded my intestines. “Bad timing.”
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BY LEAH CASNER
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1/25/23
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“Welcome to The Living Women’s Shopping, Shopping, Shopping and Beauty All the Time Network’s episode of ‘Replenish and Rejuvenate,’ with your hosts, Vera and Aloe.”
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BY LEAH CASNER
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12/21/22
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“Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen classic about five sisters out to nab husbands… the better to produce an heir to save the family farm.”
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BY LEAH CASNER
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11/24/22
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Like many of my things, my house is a franken-house, patched together from disparate and not-always-compatible parts. The kitchen and first floor bedroom (a courtesy title bestowed by the selling real estate agent on a mud room) are a portion of the original 1880s house, some of which collapsed about 70 years ago.
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BY LEAH CASNER
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10/27/22
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After reading the anti-ebike Atlantic magazine article, titled “Ebikes are Monstrous!” I dashed downstairs to my garage, but—whew!
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BY LEAH CASNER
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9/21/22
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Back when I was commuting, on the way to work one day someone stepped on the back of my shoe. I had to stop and bend down to slip my foot back in, which in the stampede of people getting off the Staten Island Ferry at rush hour is a hazardous maneuver.
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BY LEAH CASNER
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8/24/22
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I’m scared of scrapple.
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BY LEAH CASNER
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7/26/22
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