January 31, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
These days you don’t need a dictionary to get a definition for contentment. You just need a search engine. A …
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Category: Essays, Commentary, Reflection | Tags: Aged Pequot, Christianity, contentment, definitions, etymology, gender roles, Ngram, piety, synonyms, translation
April 12, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
As some readers will know, I was on blogcation last week, visiting my parents. There was much to be thankful …
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Category: Memoir, Stories I've Told | Tags: aging, Alzheimers, F. Scott Fitzgerald, family, family life, gender roles, health, long form, marriage, memory
September 15, 2014 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
The StoryMN slam theme for October is “In the Dog House.” Again, we are working this season with clichés – although …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: cliché, Doghouse, family life, gender roles, idiom, J. M. Barrie, marriage, Ngram, Peter Pan, stereotype, Winsor McCay, Work in Process
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