Archive | May, 2008

sleepaway camp for adults

May 31, 2008

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If I were to go to sleepaway camp today, I’d make a point of including wine into my nights and more sunblock into my days. Louis Armstrong music would be piped in over the loud speaker during shower hour. There’d…

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MOOSE: A MEMOIR OF FAT CAMP Book Trailer

May 30, 2008

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make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver and the other is cold

May 30, 2008

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JOIN ME TONIGHT AT BOOKS & BOOKS IN CORAL GABLES, MIAMI. 8PM. CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF MOOSE! FREE CHOCOLATE, FREE STEPHANIE, AND FREE FRIEND-ON-FRIEND ACTION
I haven’t seen my mother since September, but we’re together now in a hotel room.…

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planes, trains and automobiles

May 29, 2008

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At 7pm Tuesday I got the automated phone message from American Airlines that my 6am flight to Dallas had been canceled and they had rescheduled me on the 9:30am.  Problem is I was to be on Good Morning Texas at…

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horizon lines

May 29, 2008

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When I think of adults, I think of the smell of newspaper, of briefcases, and buttondown shirts. They drink strong coffee, own a trenchcoat, and have more than one key. They plan for inclement weather and always have the time.…

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fear of contradicting yourself

May 28, 2008

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I’ve been doing so many interviews lately my head begins to spin.  What if I answered that question differently the last time? Will my answers come across as self-help rather than memoir?  Are interviewers trying to pidgeonhole MOOSE as a…

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question: very quick answer

May 27, 2008

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I have a question.  With your frank discussion and "nothing to hide" attitude towards the unhappy times of your past, I wonder:
If your current marriage were to also become unhappy, would you be honest about it in "real-time"? The…

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laundry lessons

May 25, 2008

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Phil just did my laundry. "Did" is the wrong word. "Ruined" is far more accurate. I know that beggars cannot be choosers, that if I wanted it done right, I’d have at least loaded the washing machine myself. I just…

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