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Fourth Wave

When Having it all Means Doing it all

A working mom’s agenda for the next wave

Jul 26, 2024

A 1950s studio photo of a woman holding a baby.

Jul 26, 2024

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Imogene’s Notebook

Lost on a City Street

Fiction

Apr 9, 2024

A city scape, with water and tall buildings

Apr 9, 2024

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Insidious Ageism: Why Are Old People Disappearing?

Around 900 CE, the imperial Chinese developed a form of torture called linchi or “death by a thousand cuts.” A prisoner was drugged and…

Dec 11, 2023

Insidious Ageism: Why Are Old People Disappearing?

Dec 11, 2023

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

Cultivating Kindness: A Lesson from the Kiwi Heartland

Americans who visit New Zealand often comment on how kind, how considerate, how very nice kiwis are. (Not to mention those lovely accents!)

Oct 20, 2023

Hand holding a sign that says “Kindnes, Pass it on.” Beach background

Oct 20, 2023

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

My Brief but Spectacular Career As a Punctuation Enforcer

Can clear rules interfere with a broader understanding?

Oct 2, 2023

My Brief but Spectacular Career As a Punctuation Enforcer

Oct 2, 2023

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Fourth Wave

Say Please

Or don’t? Pretty words don’t erase ugly realities

Sep 21, 2023

Say Please

Sep 21, 2023

Envy is Ignorance

The waiter’s tattoo said, “Envy is Ignorance.”

May 1, 2022

Envy is Ignorance

May 1, 2022

Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch

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