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Me and My Thyroid
My thyroid and I got along very well for a long time. We had a good relationship — I lived my life, and it provided me with the hormones I needed. There was that incident about twenty years ago, when … Continue reading
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Making a Space for Writing
I’m trying to make a space for writing again. I’m writing this in my official writing room, or at least what is supposed to be my official writing room. During Christmas it was my daughter’s bedroom, but now the daybed … Continue reading
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Bad Books by Good Writers
“The orchard was very silent and dreamy in the thick, deeply tinted sunshine of the September afternoon, a sunshine which seemed to possess the power of extracting the very essence of all the odours which summer has stored up in … Continue reading
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Turning Fifty-Five
The strangest thing about turning fifty-five is that it doesn’t feel any different from turning forty-five, or even thirty-five. I suppose thirty-five was different because I was pregnant with my daughter, but I don’t remember feeling any particular age. And … Continue reading
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Listening to Ben Okri
One of the nice thing about working for a university is that there are always speakers and events, which are often free or not very expensive for students and faculty members. Last week, I was able to attend a reading … Continue reading
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Emotional Energy
I’m too tired to write this blog post. Last week I tried to do all the things — all the administrative things I need to do at the beginning of a university semester. I still have a lot to get … Continue reading
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An Elegant Woman
I saw her on the airplane from Budapest to London. I saw her first from the back, and I thought she must be a girl, around fifteen or sixteen, because she was so small and slender. She walked like a … Continue reading
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