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Three's not always a crowd.
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Jumping back in can take awhile.
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January 2023

Some magic wands are waved in the air. Others are coated with mascara.
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December 2022

I’m positive I’ll be negative. And my assurance comes with good reason - I’m always negative. Every time I test, I see a single bold line, which I hold…
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What it means to not be from Maine.
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November 2022

(Actually, note to self: please believe a little less.)
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Some outfits are harder to remember than others.
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On Election Day, 2016, I arrived at my polling place at 6AM. The line was small, and so was my reaction to it. I’d pretended to be practical, but who…
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October 2022

...and also in camel.
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You can absolutely go home again.
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8

September 2022

The fact that I wore orange to a fourth-grade Christmas pageant might have said that I was Jewish and didn't know any better. But that wasn't why. I…
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This is not a newsletter... it's a collection of essays tied by a thread.
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