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I had a TON of dental work done when I was little – something like 13 teeth pulled, braces, surgery. There were metal bands and hooks and elastics and headgear. So much miraculous intervention between the ages of 6-12 to give me a working set of teeth and a viable smile. It’s one of the […]
Read MoreTV Commentary from a recent WTA tennis match: Brad Gilbert: “Why do you think Player X is struggling so?” Mary Joe Fernandez: “It’s amazing the difference when a player feels like they have everything to gain – they go out there and they’re swinging freely and they play really well. But then after winning, they […]
Read MoreAnne Lamott posted this on Facebook today, in response to someone who asked, “What job would you want if you weren’t a writer?” She said she’d want to sit by the door of her church with bowls of M&Ms and cherries and the Communion elements. She said many beautiful things, but here is the part […]
Read MoreWe went to a new church yesterday, visiting my friend Super G who lives south of the city (a strange thing about this area is how seldom residents cross the Charles River. Cambridge-siders live, work & play on one side, Bostonians on the other. So when we make the trek across it feels like a […]
Read MoreI’m asked often what books I’d recommend for writers learning about how to craft a memoir (Let me pause here to say: I loathe the word “craft” in conjunction with writing, but I have to admit it’s apt here: memoir requires building skills, but you also have to know what to take away, and how […]
Read MoreFor the past eight years, I’ve blogged over at Trish’s Dishes. If you’re looking for older posts (a recap of the launch of my first two books, my ongoing battle to keep THAT DOG out of the garbage, the advice I gave college sophomores on how to manage life) you can find them there. I’m […]
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Trish Ryan 