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Rendered Mute

 Today I received an email from a reader who had recently signed up for Linda’s Letters. There ...
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My Boy, Alexander

Where are the words? I wonder. Where are the words? My throat is parched and my tongue lies ...
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Friendship: From Oysters to Osprey

When my best friend from Annapolis moved to Vermont to be near her sister and start a new ...
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Discovering Pleasure in the Past

Connecting with old friends can be a mixed experience. Recently I went to my high school class’s fiftieth ...
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Nana Practices Tricky Maneuvers

Being a Nana these days is tricky. Once, grandparents were asked for their advice on how to raise ...
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Hands Around the Table

Ah, the pleasures of supper—a communal meal set around the dinner table every night, as reliable as the ...
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And Maybe Mercy

On the table in my study I’ve propped a photo I recently found of my mother next to ...
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Our Valentine Girl

Our eldest dog, Breeze, will turn fourteen on February 16th this year. She’s always been our “Valentine,” from ...
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Getting Old is Heaven

As she moved into her mid-seventies, my Nana began to say: “getting old is hell.” And when my ...
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“Anne Sexton & Her Kind” … One More Time

Music. Music. Music. How my mother loved music of all sorts—even though she couldn’t carry a tune and ...
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