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

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

All I Want for Christmas Is . . . Readers for ‘Wrestling with God’

December 13, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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All I want for Christmas is readers for my book, “Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith.” You can help make it happen.  Read more.

Where to Throw a Throw Pillow? On the Bedroom Floor, of Course

December 6, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Where to throw those fancy decorator throw pillows? At my house, if you’re getting into bed, you throw them on the floor.  Read more.

‘Wrestling with God’: A Gift for the Believers on Your List — And the Skeptics

November 29, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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“Wrestling with God” is great gift for the believers on your list — also the skeptics, atheists and spiritual-but-not-religious.  Read more.

I’m Thankful for a Window. It’s Small, but It Opens Onto . . . Everything

November 22, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’m thankful for a window. It’s small but it opens onto everything: a tree. A bird. A squirrel. Not much. But in fact everything.  Read more.

Can This Garden Be Saved? My California Natives Are Looking Bleak

November 15, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Could this garden be saved? My California natives were looking bleak. A trip to the local native plant nurseries was in order.  Read more.

Widowed: My Husband Is the Hero of My Next Book

November 8, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My husband is the hero of my next book. I wanted it all — family and career. And Jon made it possible. Read more.

Widowed: Do I Still Miss Him?

November 1, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Widowed: Do I still miss him? Not really. Missing Jon is not the shape my grief takes. Most days.  Read more.

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Kids Who Cheat. And Those Who Don’t

Peter Newhall makes the catch during Piedmont, CA, rec department baseball game. Photo 1991 by BF Newhall

Kids who cheat and those who don’t: My husband was disturbed by what he saw — some kids playing touch football at the park, cheating.  Read more.

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