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Rollin with my bro, circa 1983.
Rollin with my bro, circa 1983.

Guess who’s back

When my big brother got sick with the same disease that got our mom, I remember driving to work reciting my mantra between...

From the Editor
11 Mar 2021 | 02:52
The last of its kind, my flip phone may no longer work on January 1. In the can-do spirit of the fix-it culture, my kids made me this case to keep it running for as long as possible.
The last of its kind, my flip phone may no longer work on January 1. In the can-do spirit of the fix-it culture, my kids made me this case to keep it running for as long as possible. ( Becca Tucker)

Vive la résistance

Maybe, by the time you read this, my phone will still work – in its endearingly half-assed way. Maybe the matrix upgrade...

From the Editor
24 Nov 2020 | 01:10
Dion has his own baby swing on a nearby branch, but he prefers bombing on his big sister’s.
Dion has his own baby swing on a nearby branch, but he prefers bombing on his big sister’s. ( Becca Tucker)

Moving mountains

Some people love to move. I am not one of them. You forget, when browsing real estate listings online, that you will not...

Home
09 Sep 2020 | 01:09
Kids are fascinated by money, and seeing it through their eyes, it's not hard to see why.
Kids are fascinated by money, and seeing it through their eyes, it's not hard to see why. ( Becca Tucker)

Lil moneybags

“I found money!”

Three-year-old Juno, from her booster in the backseat, holds up a quarter plucked from the carpet of single...

Home
21 Nov 2019 | 03:40
A buck wandered into our yard, changing the self-sufficiency equation on our homestead.
A buck wandered into our yard, changing the self-sufficiency equation on our homestead. ( Becca Tucker)

Game changer

“I want to see what Daddy’s doing with the buck!”

I’d heard something in the back – some cracklings, while I was out front...

From the Editor
03 Oct 2019 | 02:34
Porch parties

Porch parties

I can see them, my mom and dad, framed at the top of the stairs: Mom in her iridescent green gown and matching heels, and...

From the Editor
01 Jul 2019 | 03:58

Plogging in paradise

It’s a gorgeous spring morning and I’m jonesing for a sweat. Since it happens to be my 37th birthday I am determined...

From the Editor
03 May 2019 | 11:15

Trash trolls

“Wait, the garbage in the kitchen? Under the Narnia drawer?” Six-year-old Kai asks, hesitating, holding the...

From the Editor
28 Feb 2019 | 02:09
Laundry therapy

Laundry therapy

When Dion was six weeks old, I was presented an award I never dreamt I’d win. I hesitate to toot my own horn but,...

From the Editor
02 Jan 2019 | 04:53
The three-pack cometh

The three-pack cometh

So how is this going to change your life? my dad asks.I roll my eyes. Really? We are navigating the maze of the Port Authority...

From the Editor
06 Nov 2018 | 03:42
Moonlight gardening

Moonlight gardening

I don’t know what time it is. Midnight? Four? What I do know is that this is the time. Yes, I will be less than sparkly...

From the Editor
30 Aug 2018 | 02:22
Flower power

Flower power

I never paid any attention to the impatiens. Maybe I’d spot Mom squatting in the mulch one spring day, or not, and...

From the Editor
02 Jul 2018 | 03:38
It’s taken a village

It’s taken a village

When we started the magazine in May of 2011, I was fueled by adrenaline. To put out the first issue, I pulled a string of...

From the Editor
11 May 2018 | 03:39
The art of getting cozy

The art of getting cozy

I am writing from home, sitting at the kitchen table in the seat next to the wood burning stove. I am feeling something in...

From the Editor
05 Jan 2018 | 02:58
Our month of eating local

Our month of eating local

I remember exactly where I was when the idea hit. The clothing donation bins on my left, the corner I was about to turn and...

From the Editor
27 Oct 2017 | 12:23
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