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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Talking Turkey

November 18, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A Thanksgiving turkey, roasted brown and ready to carve. Photo by Barbara Newhall

It’s Thanksgiving, time to talk turkey. Read more.

Change Happens. It Just Does

November 11, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A flowering trees buds out in February 2013 in California. Photo by BF Newhall

Sibling Loyalty: My Brother Has a Sister. And I’ve Got a Brother

November 4, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Sibling loyalty. Sometimes it means you can ignore your writing deadline and have a fun visit with your brother who just had knee surgery.  Read more.

Evil, Forgiveness and Reconciliation — What Do Those Words Mean?

October 28, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Today I’m taking a deep dive into the philosophical weeds, asking what we mean by the words evil, forgiveness and reconciliation.  Read more.

I’m Old. And Here’s What I Like About That

October 21, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’m old. And what I like most about that is — I’m not in the thick of things anymore. I don’t have to be. I’ve got other things to do.  Read more.

Is Hamas Evil? Is Anybody Evil? Am I? Are You?

October 14, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Is anybody truly evil? Is Hamas? Am I? Are you? Or are we humans evolved — created? — to be sometimes kind, sometimes cruel?  Read more.

I’m Calling In Sick Today and Putting My Feet Up

October 7, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My weekly writing deadline is only hours off and I’m feeling blah after a Covid booster. So I’m putting my feet up and calling in sick today.  Read more.

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A Case of the Human Condition: When a Six-Year-Old Flies Solo

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My mother-in-law was on the phone. Could my 6-year-old son Peter come to Southern California for a week’s visit with her? “A week?” I thought. Could I get along without my little son for a whole week? Read more.

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I Need a Haircut. Or do I? Sheltering at Home. Week 9

A plastic angle with a blue gown plays a golden flute. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Advent: Witnessing to the Light – With Tinsel and a Plastic Santa

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My Pretty New Clothes — Shall I Just Wear Them Around the House? Sheltering at Home Week 10

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Our Living Room Makeover: We Made Do With Our Old Stuff. Sheltering at Home Week 49

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