Tag Archives: stories

Five on friday

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

I wrote this post on Friday, but here it is Sunday and I still haven’t posted it. Okay, so a couple of weeks are in the books for school.  We made it through two Open House nights, one night of … Continue reading →

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Dear diary: confessions of an Eighties teenager

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

My high school best friend just discovered she kept a diary during two years of our high school time. My friend’s mom found the diary in her attic recently. We had dinner the other night and she pulled out the … Continue reading →

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Look, crocuses!

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Two bloggers that I follow wrote things today about stories — about the significance of stories and about how stories not only have the power to connect us, but also to provide us with comfort and escape when life’s disappointments … Continue reading →

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