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2024-05-24T23:48:31-04:00

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Nothing in the World but Mercy

Last updated on: May 24, 2024 at 11:48 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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I woke up sore, itchy, and worried. One of the errands I ran yesterday, before I made that strawberry jam, was a trip to the doctor. In 2021, the nurse who was giving me my COVID vaccine pointed out that one of the moles on my shoulders was getting dark, so I got a referral to the dermatologist’s office to have it biopsied. The dermatologist cut off two odd-looking moles, one of which turned out to be normal, but... Read more

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2024-05-24T01:08:12-04:00

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On a Strawberry Afternoon

Last updated on: May 24, 2024 at 1:08 am By Mary Pezzulo

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I figured out how to make strawberry jam. I planted those five little strawberry plants in 2020, when Trump and Biden were running for president and the whole world was falling to pieces. The menacing neighbor ran onto my property one Sunday morning in a fit of mania and tore one of those strawberry plants out of the ground, along with a bean pole and most of the broccoli, but the other four plants survived. They sent out runners,... Read more

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2024-05-21T22:44:59-04:00

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As the Trump Campaign Veers Further into Fascism

Last updated on: May 21, 2024 at 10:44 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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We need to talk about Donald Trump again. I look forward to the day when I don’t ever have to talk about Donald Trump again, but that day hasn’t come yet. The prosecution and the defense have rested in Trump’s tawdry Hush Money trial. This is Trump’s first criminal trial, but not his first trial for his disgusting dealings with a woman. We’ve heard from the sleaze David Pecker and from Stormy Daniels. We know details we wish we didn’t... Read more

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2024-05-20T14:24:21-04:00

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Musings of a Failed Tradwife

Last updated on: May 20, 2024 at 2:24 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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The talk on the internet right now, is all about the stereotype of the Tradwife. A Tradwife, as you know, is a vicious stereotype of a certain kind of stay-at-home wife and mother: the kind who appears obnoxiously perfect, cooking everything from scratch, tending the family garden with ease, caring for children with infinite patience, and all while looking chic in a modest yet sexy dress and manicure. There are social media influencers who claim to be Tradwives, and their... Read more

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2024-05-19T14:22:04-04:00

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A Concert, a Dance, and Christianity

Last updated on: May 19, 2024 at 2:22 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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Last night I went dancing. This was because of the Baker Street Irregulars, Adrienne’s old friends who live at the corner. There were only five Baker Street Irregulars when they moved into the rental house, and now there are at least six, but they never hold still long enough to be counted. The middle child of the Baker Street Irregulars, the one who saw God, is a musician. I didn’t know this until she came pelting up to my... Read more

2024-05-18T01:42:47-04:00

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It takes a Human to Live a Christian Life

Last updated on: May 18, 2024 at 1:42 am By Mary Pezzulo

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I found myself thinking about the difference between a human and a robot’s version of Christianity, for the second time in a few weeks. This time, Harrison Butker is to blame. I don’t even know who Harrison Butker is. In fact, when I saw the words “Harrison Butker” next to a photo of a meticulously coiffed bearded man at a college graduation, I actually thought the photo and name were something an AI had mocked up. I believed this... Read more

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2024-05-17T01:45:17-04:00

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To Grow Where You’re Planted

Last updated on: May 17, 2024 at 1:45 am By Mary Pezzulo

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I’d meant to work in the garden all day, but I kept having to run errands. First I had to pick up Adrienne from school, where they had celebrated the upcoming end of the school year with a Color Run, with all the teachers spraying the students with powdered dye. She got in the car with neon pink residue all over her t-shirt, and left it smeared on the passenger seat. I joked that it was the first pink... Read more

2024-05-14T01:32:16-04:00

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Gemini, Gemini

Last updated on: May 14, 2024 at 1:32 am By Mary Pezzulo

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On Sunday night, I tried to see the auroras one last time. I drove up to Fernwood State Forest, to the scenic overlook facing northwest. I could see for miles, and the sky was perfectly clear, but there were no auroras. An owl hooted at me from a nearby tree. I hadn’t heard owls in years and years, not since I visited Pocahontas County as a teenager. Hearing an owl in the dead of night is unnerving in a way... Read more

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2024-05-13T13:57:12-04:00

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To Be Yourself

Last updated on: May 13, 2024 at 1:57 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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It was the best kind of Sunday: cool, bright, sunny. We were going to church at the 5:30 Mass that evening, so I slept in until noon. I woke up to Adrienne presenting me with a wooden plaque from Dollar Tree and an origami card she made in school, signed in her best cursive. The school has been able to teach her cursive, something I never could. I praised her for the gift and told her it was... Read more

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2024-05-13T13:08:56-04:00

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The Midnight Aurora

Last updated on: May 13, 2024 at 1:08 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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We saw the aurora, at midnight on Saturday morning. I hadn’t heard anything about the solar storms until auroras were already happening all over the Ohio valley Friday night. My friends were posting photos of a bright purple aurora, over the farmland just north of here. It was visible in Hopedale and in Richmond and all over the Valley, but I couldn’t see it. I kept ducking out of my to look at the sky, but all I saw was... Read more

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