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The Mom with the Dragon Tattoo

October 15, 2011January 27, 2021 ~ Kana Smith ~ 25 Comments

My son Christian has had an invisible dragon-friend since he was two years old.  He's blue (I haven't puzzled out the contradictory twist of physics by which "blue" and "invisible" can coincide as descriptors) and about the size of a big toe.  A pocket-dragon, you could say--though I'm given to understand that most often he … Continue reading The Mom with the Dragon Tattoo

Lucky Thirteen

October 13, 2011January 27, 2021 ~ Kana Smith ~ 27 Comments

Two years ago today my hubby and I scheduled our anniversary. That is to say, we scampered over to the courthouse (for a HAPPY reason--a novelty in itself for a pair of recovering alcoholics like us) and tied the knot. Lucky Thirteen, that's our anniversary. Never mind that it was a Tuesday morning--clearly we're not … Continue reading Lucky Thirteen

Burning the Script

September 23, 2011January 27, 2021 ~ Kana Smith ~ 134 Comments

“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” ~ Anna Quindlen We used to operate within limited lives, my husband and I—limited by the ruts of our career paths, by our addictions, by former spouses, by people’s views of us, by the “scripts” we believed we had to follow...  … Continue reading Burning the Script

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"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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    yusefasabiyah on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetFebruary 16, 2026

    Owning the boat was associated with beautiful dreams of romance and adventure. If you sell the boat, you'll have a…

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    judy thompson on The Accidental Cat LadyFebruary 3, 2026

    I suspect we have a magic 'hobo' sign on our mailbox, for forty + years cats have wandered up our…

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    After reading this, all I can say is you have a soul of gold to put up with such Neanderthal…

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    Jimena on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetJanuary 29, 2026

    It looks good on you ;) In my case, it"s not like it has completely disappeared from my belongings... Once…

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    Kana Smith on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetJanuary 29, 2026

    My "teal phase" has lasted four decades, and shows no sign of waning. ;)

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