joy: week 25
an apple cider donut a day keeps the blues away
object permanence
on purging, remembering, forgetting
joy: week 24
falling into happiness
the fall playlist
music for the sleepytime bear
joy: week 23
kittens and music and the arrival of fall
new music for old people
defying the gatekeepers
joy: week 22
it's raining cats and dogs
different seasons
the beauty of fall, the comfort of winter
joy: week 21
one big joy this week
in lieu of forgiveness, there's forgetting
on forgetting as a coping skill
joy: week 20
welcome home, reilly
closing time
every new beginning...
joy: week 19
birthdays and gifts
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in lieu of a long birthday post, some songs and a thought or two
joy: week 18
snoopy and spooky stuff and a cat in a hockey jersey
time enough at last
on retirement, loneliness, and fixing myself
joy: week 17
we are family
forgiveness is not owed
what do i owe the person who wronged me
joy: week 16
master shredder
lessons in comfort
it's about mashed potatoes but it's not about mashed potatoes
entering my freedom era
birthdays, aging, a surprise ending to my career
joy: week 15
at last, an abundance
my springsteen journey
a fandom, a divorce, and a reconciliation of sorts
joy, a day late
i forgot the days of the week
Leo Sayer and the Saviors of Rock & Roll
a coming of age moment in a long island mall
family day
in which we celebrate the idea of family
week 13: joy
in which i puzzle it out
in which i have a new favorite movie
watching shawshank redemption for the first time
play ball
a little baseball fiction
joy: week 12
in which i find nothing but faith in nothing
what twitter was
as twitter dies a slow death, a reminder of what it used to be
joy(?) week 11
better living through chemistry
the lottery, 75 years on
how shirley jackson's story changed me
joy: week 10
in which family is everything
reckoning with brand new, almost six years on
this story's old but it goes on and on until we disappear
joy: week 9
seeing things through
dance, dance
a little story about two songs turns into and ode to my father
joy: week 8
a good book, some good music, a good walk
giving up, giving in
on being fat and coming to terms with this is how i'll always be
joy: week 7
all aboard the yacht that rocks
endings
mourning my shows
joy week 6: it's the one thing
a trying week leads to a singular joy
misery doesn't need company
on accepting compassion and empathy gracefully
joy: week 5
having my cake and eating it, too
you or your memories
read to the end for an epiphany
on being a parent
my annual mother's day essay
joy: week 4
a weekly dive into the things that brought me joy this week
cruel summer
the worst season is upon us
Love and Hate on Long Island
my love/hate relationship with billy joel
my week in joy
tea and movies and flowers, oh my