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Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Spotted: Red Mary Janes at the Easter Vigil

April 6, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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When I spotted a pair of red Mary Janes at the Easter Vigil, my meditations flitted from shopping to death and resurrection and back to shopping.  Read more.

What to Do With My Late Husband’s Winter Coat?

January 28, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I wanted to keep my late husband’s winter coat. It let me feel close to him. But the weather was turning cold. Someone needed that coat.  Read more.

Pete Holmes, Stephen Colbert (and God) on Life and Death

April 16, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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At Easter Christians celebrate Jesus’s resurrection — Jesus was dead, and then he wasn’t. Was Jon dead, and then not?  Read more.

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The Mother-of-the-Groom Diaries — Am I Too Old for Splashy Earrings?

Writer Barbara Falconer Newhall tries on Swarovsky earrings with her mother-of-the-groom gown. Photo by BF Newhall

The long dress I was planning to wear to my son’s wedding needed earrings. Not a necklace. Not a bracelet. Not a glitzy ring. My gown needed earrings. Big, attention-grabbing, dangle earrings. Read more.

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A comfy chair in the spirituality section of Book Passage bookstore. Should authors read their reviews? Photo by Barbara Newhall

Should Authors Read Reviews of Their Books? I Did

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Small children with grandmother on Lake Michigan beach. Photo by BF Newhall.

A Manners-Challenged Kid Who Became the Apple of His Grandma’s Eye

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