This story appears in the anthology “Not Your Mother’s Book…On Home Improvement.” I’ve always dreamed big when viewing myself as a do-it-yourselfer. Even as a college student, long before the Internet, I culled pictures from magazines, copied instructions from books and planned for all the fabulous ways I could incorporate these ideas into my life. […]
Summertime blues…
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Yes, we all get them, those summertime blues. I did, for sure. I took some time away from the office to rejuvenate my soul and visit family. Thus, there were no posts from our wonderfully funny Not Your Mother’s Book (NYMB) series. Story postings will resume next week. NYMB books make the perfect gifts for […]
“Bustin’ a Move” by Stacey Hatton
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This story appears in the anthology “Not Your Mother’s Book…On Cats.” Whenever one of my children gets sick, it never fails that I allow them to eat junk food. With that said, however, most of the wicked comfort food makes it into my mouth before it nears their sick tray. If I know why I’m […]
“Got Love Handles?” by Donna Collins Tinsley
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This story appears in the anthology “Not Your Mother’s Book…On Being a Woman,”under the chapter heading “Worth Our Weight in Gold.” As a young girl, I remember hearing about “love handles” and wondering what the heck they were. Skinny as I was, there was no way to pinch an inch of flesh on me. Later […]
“A Job Like No Other” by Patrick Hempfing
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This story appears in the anthology “Not Your Mother’s Book…On Working for a Living.” I had a successful 20-year professional career in banking, accounting and auditing. During those “bring home a check” days, I interacted with different types of people and experienced a little bit of everything. My relationships with coworkers were always the best […]
“No Bad Juju Allowed” by Sheree Nielsen
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This story appears in the anthology “Not Your Mother’s Book…On Travel.” It was late August 1995 and our 65-foot sailboat—the Morning Star of Blackbeard’s Cruises—was departing the balmy island of Bimini after a much-needed night of socializing at the Compleat Angler in Alice Town. It had been a rough trip, only two good days of […]
“Badass in the Badlands” by Melissa Fuoss
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This story appears in the anthology “Not Your Mother’s Book…On Family.” Let’s face it. Traveling anywhere with your family when you’re a 12-year-old girl is straight up embarrassing. Just being in my parents’ presence was enough to make me roll my eyes in disgust. I might have survived the family vacation if we were going […]
“Kill a Watt?” by Sheila S. Hudson
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This story appears in the anthology “Not Your Mother’s Book…On Home Improvement.” The summer of my discontent began early, in May. But the season of ironing with a flashlight in my pocket is forever ongoing. It was not always this way. When we remodeled our entryway, the piece de résistance was a sparkling new chandelier […]
“It’s Elementary” by Marsha Porter
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This story appears in the anthology “Not Your Mother’s Book…On Dogs.” When my neighbor’s daughter turned 13, her mom took her to the pound to get her the dog she’d always wanted. The darling Terrier—whom they named “Scruffy”—was a cross between Benji in a gray coat and Toto from The Wizard of Oz. Sadly, his […]
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