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A Case of the Human Condition: Our Christmas Candy Is — Gone!

By Barbara | January 4, 2012

Our Christmas candy is all gone. Gone. Like a lot of good things in life — mothers, fathers, old friends, colleagues.

Posted in A Case of the Human Condition | Also tagged candy, caramel, christmas, fudge, girlfriend | Leave a comment

A Case of the Human Condition: Found — Big Bucks in My Sock Drawer

By Barbara | October 5, 2011

I just found four brand new hundred-dollar bills in my sock drawer. Where in the world did that money come from?

Posted in A Case of the Human Condition | Also tagged cash windfall, christmas, lake michigan, money, mother | Leave a comment

A Case of the Human Condition: The Trouble With Daffodils — and My Writing

By Barbara | April 11, 2010

The trouble with daffodils is they have no subtext. They are all cheer and sparkle and optimism. They are avatars of perky. They get on my nerves.

Posted in A Case of the Human Condition, God Is Big, The Writing Room | Also tagged aging parent, bad writing, bearded iris, broken hip, daffodils, family, macy's, nordstrom, writing tips | 2 Comments

A Case of the Human Condition: Death is the Only Guarantee

By Barbara | May 8, 2009

Our bodies should be more like our cars. When a car fails, we can trade it in for a new one, but not our bodies. Some of my friends’ bodies are failing them at a very young age.

Posted in A Case of the Human Condition | Also tagged amanda rose, beverly rose, breast cancer, children's fairyland, colon cancer, god, heaven, hodgkins lymphoma, mothers death, oakland, orphan | Leave a comment

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