This man, Rev. Michael Woolf, wrote this for us earlier this month: "It is up to us to keep our communities safe from this terror, and scripture tells us that God will meet us there—at the picket line, amid the tear gas." sojo.net/articles/opi...

Denise Lorence: My daughter is the face of Operation Midway Blitz. I am reclaiming her legacy. My daughter Katie would not want to be associated with an operation in which kids witness their parents being taken into custody.

Commentary: Losing a child unlocked a pain I never knew existed. Having my child’s legacy be associated with a politically charged and controversial operation instead of the positivity and light she contributed to those within her community is simply unbearable.

Chapter 23 So, this is long overdue. We sold our house and moved right at the end of August and the whole month of September was a total wash. It’s hilarious to me that this chapter (a long one) starts …

The entire month of September I failed to post a single thing at my site. Life was... well you know. Anyway, here I have finally posted a nice long chapter in The Davies. #writingcommunity #booksky #freeread

“Yankees Suck”

Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step towards state capitalism. Just one day in the somewhat chaotic but directionally purposeful march towards…despotism.

Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?

I love this. in 1999 my husband and I went to concerts together and he'd keep his arms up on either side of me to ward off any stray elbows in the pit since he still had a 3 inch scar from one. Now we listen to Classical (s/o WCRB) while driving our kids around in the minivan.

I'm not sure if it's available in Alabama, but in Mass AAA offices are able to do renewals. It's a whole lot less of a hassle.

Israeli strike kills multiple journalists in Gaza, including prominent Al Jazeera reporters, network says | CNN An Israeli strike in Gaza City late Sunday night killed six journalists, according to Al-Shifa hospital, including four from Al Jazeera.

An Israeli strike in Gaza City late Sunday night killed six journalists, according to Al-Shifa hospital, including four from Al Jazeera.

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Thank you!

CHAPTER Twenty-Two Better late than never? Here’s the next installment of The Davies. CHAPTER 22 Faith arrived for her weekend stay and was immediately accepted into the fold by the Aunties. The first night of …

The next installment in The Davies is up at the blog. A nice distraction from real life. #booksky #writingcommunity #romancelandia #shortstory
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Texas surgeon says UnitedHealthcare dispute may force her into bankruptcy Dr. Elisabeth Potter says she may be forced into bankruptcy if her clinic isn’t accepted by the insurance giant.

In January, Dr. Elisabeth Potter says she was midway through performing a breast reconstruction surgery when a call from a representative from UnitedHealthcare came into the operating room.

The health insurance company wanted to talk about the patient on the table.

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released…

Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan, wants the world to know that he was tortured over four months in a Salvadoran prison.

He said guards stomped on his hands, poured filthy water into his ears and threatened to beat him.

Twenty-five years ago, Congress mandated that the U.S. State Department have an office tracking the scope of human trafficking and working to combat it.

Last week, the Trump administration drastically cut that office's staff.

John Yang has more.

I'm not gonna play the Grief Olympics, but I know from experience that grieving a sudden death is different. Especially if it involves trauma. There's the getting your brain to accept that they're gone for starters. I'm 4 years out from my daughter's death and it still feels unreal.

Chapter Twenty-One Hi folks! Another late installment. Sorry! Life has been complicated again. This time it involved having to get a rabies shot. lol. A story for another time. For this installment of The Davies, rea…

Chapter 21 is up! The Davies, serialized novel. Free to read. You can catch up on previous chapters here too.
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Chapter Twenty It took a few days, but Will finally resurfaced and took Kennedy to spend a Saturday at the beach near Owen’s house. They swam for a while then laid out blankets on the sand. The sun’s rays and the…

I know the world is kind en flambe at the moment, but if you need a break, I've got just the thing. A serialized novel set in New England. It's Summer and attractive people are falling in love in quaint small towns and beach houses. This week is Chapter 20 #romancelandia #writingcommunity #booksky

Chapter Nineteen We’re back with a new chapter in the Davies series. Sorry for the delay. Life got complicated again. This is a short one so I’ll try to get the next one up a little quicker. Thanks for …

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Chapter Eighteen Howdy Readers! Here’s the next installment of The Davies. Will showed up at Parker House out of the blue the next afternoon. Kennedy was out in the back yard laying on a deck chair with her f…

Chapter 18 of the serialized novel The Davies is live!
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My Spotify daylist tonight is 60s Laurel Canyon Sunday Night and it's fitting the mood. Currently playing "You made me the thief of your heart" by Sinead O'Connor. Perfection.

Chapter 17 This chapter picks up as Owen and Kennedy are driving back to Parker House. It’s sort of the second half of the same scene. Together, these chapters are too long so I broke them up. Happy rea…

Chapter 17 of the serialized novel The Davies.
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So, I live in MA and I remember the last time the Board went up against ATD. They did not do well. I don't shop here anymore (Stop and Shop online has me in a choke hold) but they're always my second stop. They're a good employer under ATD. I hope they get to stay that way.

Chapter Sixteen The next installment of The Davies is here. If you need to catch up with previous chapters, you can hit the link to the blog. The next day Kennedy rode her bike out to Elm Street and hiked back thr…

Chapter Sixteen of The Davies is now up. #booksky #writingcommunity #romancelandia

Chapter Fifteen Sorry for the late installment of The Davies. Life got in the way. I’ll try to post the next chapter soon. When Kennedy arrived for work the next morning, Mrs. Hughes was in a mood. Since Ken…

A new chapter in the serialized novel The Davies.
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I think people wrongly believe that Newspapers (which are businesses) keep archives of old papers. We don't. When someone calls to find a pre-2003 obit, article or photo, I tell them to call the library. Even if it's 2003-2010 they have to have a print date or I can't find it in our digital archive

Hair is a reflection of the soul. My Hair: Image of Pepe the Shrip with red, frizzy hair

Have you ever been in a season of stress so long that when a wave of dread hits, you have to sit and remember the specific reason? Like, which item on the list is causing my current panic? Just me?

Chapter Fourteen This is the next installment in The Davies. We’re in Owen’s POV for this one. It’s the second half of the scene in Chapter Thirteen. Owen pulled his arm out from under Renee and s…

The next installment in the serialized novel The Davies.
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Stop and Shop is unionized in our area so they've become our go to. Costco is good too.

ikr? I was the kid with LDs in the "special" classes and pretty much persecuted from 5th to 8th grade and I didn't end up an sociopath. if anything, it made me more empathetic. Go figure.