Post Views: 224 The Teddy Bear That Sang Again When I was ten, my dad died suddenly. The last thing he gave me was a singing teddy bear — the kind that played a lullaby when you pressed its paw. I carried it everywhere, even to his funeral, clinging to that soft tune like it […]
Post Views: 155 Actress and philanthropist Susan Kendall has died at age 72. The daughter of the late Paul Newman and his first wife Jackie Witte, Kendall passed away on Aug. 2 from complications from chronic health conditions, per an obituary posted Oct. 7 in The New York Times. Kendall was a prolific television producer, […]
Post Views: 181 The Day I Declared War on the HOA Gregory Mayfield, our self-appointed HOA dictator, fined me for having grass half an inch too long. Half an inch. I’ve survived PTA wars, three teenagers, and a husband who once roasted marshmallows with a blowtorch — and this man thought a clipboard and a […]
Post Views: 576 A Muslim was sitting next to Paddy on a plane. Keep Calm And Oh Feck It Enjoy Some Craic Paddy ordered a whiskey. The stewardess asked the Muslim if he’d like a drink. He replied in disgust, “I’d rather be raped by a dozen whores than let liquor touch my lips!” Paddy […]
Post Views: 147 When my husband Nick and I finally bought our cozy fixer-upper, it was the result of nearly a decade of sacrifices and hard work. We poured our weekends into transforming the house, from repainting walls to replacing old pipes. A few weeks after moving in, we invited Nick’s sister Nora, her husband […]
Post Views: 425 When my grandmother passed away, she left me her house and a handwritten note that read: “Burn everything in the attic.” I loved her deeply and couldn’t imagine destroying the memories stored in that old space. One quiet afternoon, curiosity won. I climbed the creaky ladder, lifted the dusty hatch, and stepped […]
Post Views: 612 In a heartfelt Instagram post just moments ago, Taylor Swift revealed that she has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing her to postpone tonight’s highly anticipated Eras Tour show in Chicago. The 34-year-old superstar shared the news with fans alongside a teary selfie, writing, “I’ve been dodging this for four years, but it […]
Post Views: 121 The Call My name is Meline, but anyone who’s known me since I was five calls me Maddie. Those two names have always matched the split in my life—Meline for forms, banks, and signatures; Maddie for the girl people used to talk over at dinner. At 2:12 p.m. on a Wednesday I […]
Post Views: 1,030 A tense legal showdown is unfolding between the Trump administration and Illinois state leaders after a Biden-appointed federal judge gave the White House just 48 hours to justify the president’s decision to send National Guard troops into Chicago. The rare order came late Monday from U.S. District Judge April Perry, who was […]
Post Views: 208 When our only daughter left for college, I pictured peaceful evenings ahead – quiet dinners with Travis, late-night movies, and the kind of deep conversations we hadn’t shared in years. But things didn’t go as I thought. Almost overnight, Travis transformed. He grew withdrawn, irritable, and easily annoyed by the smallest things. […]