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We Got Our Shots! Sheltering at Home Week 46

January 25, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Things were looking good last week. We watched the Inauguration. We had our first restaurant meal in nearly a year. And we got our shots.  Read more.

Joyce Maynard — Famous Author, Terrific Teacher

January 23, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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If you’re thinking about taking a writing class with Joyce Maynard, I’d say go for it — on your laptop or at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.  Read more.

Writing Tips From a Famous Author — I Put on My Best Socks to Get Them

January 22, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’ve got years of writing experience to my credit. Why in the world would I spiff myself up to take a writing class from that famous author?  Read more.

The Homeless — What They Really Need From Us (A Little PB&J, a Lot of Love)

January 16, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Their mission trip to Texas cancelled by the pandemic, the youth of a church in California turned to making PB&J sandwiches for the homeless.  Read more.

This Scary Week I’m Writing About Camellias. Here’s Why

January 9, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I didn’t want to write about that man. I wanted him out of my life and my psyche. Then he did what he did this scary week.  Read more.

Christmas — It Ain’t Over Till the Wise Men Show

January 2, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Christmas isn’t over till the Wise Men show up. So for folks who still aren’t ready for Christmas, no problem. They’ve got till January 6.  Read more.

A Drive-Through Christmas — How One Small Church Is Lighting Up the Neighborhood. Sheltering at Home Week 41

December 23, 2020 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Looking for some socially distanced fun this holiday season? Oakland, California, residents are invited to a drive-through Christmas. Read more.

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At the Breast Cancer Center — Where Everyone Is Super Nice to You

Image of a breast cancer cell courtesy the National Cancer Institute.

A smiling receptionist greets you as you enter the lobby of the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center in San Francisco’s East Bay. She directs you to the registration desk, where there’s no wait. A nice woman with pretty eyebrows is ready to help. Everyone here is nice, really nice. Read more.

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