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Mommie Dearest

Molly Jong-Fast’s new memoir, “How to Lose Your Mother” conjured up memories of the 1981 film, “Mommie Dearest,” where Faye Dunaway played Joan Crawford, Hollywood’s narcissistic abusive mother. Jong-Fast is writing about [...]

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Why I’m Anti-Bucket List

I think I will tear my hair out if one more person asks me,  “How’s your bucket list coming alone?”  The implication is that I’m running out of time to see Morocco, jump out of an airplane, learn Italian or any number of demanding feats.   If I were to answer, “The hell with a bucket list!” in all likelihood I’d be [...]

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Dusting Off Your Dreams

I have a friend who’s been telling me for years that she’s going to take Italian lessons.  Another friend has a long-standing dream to visit Japan. For just as long every time I pass an art supply store I revisit my dream of taking up watercolors. We’re all members of the late-in-life dream club whose engine is stalled.  But it doesn’t [...]

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