Tag Archives: Brittany

I’ve had a considerable shock. A fictional hero…isn’t.

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Naomi

When in England many years ago, I bought a pretty collection of five, wee, hard-cover novels. Each book, clad in a yellow dust jacket, measured 7 inches by 4.5 inches, more or less the size of my hand. Despite the … Continue reading →

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Scenes from my life: The once, now and future of birthdays

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Naomi

Years ago, a birthday brought a special sense to me, a frisson. The feeling something unspecific but good would happen. Not gifts. Not appearances by some exciting person — although that has happened, but never turned out to be more … Continue reading →

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Yahrzeit for my cousin Ruth

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Naomi

Do you remember last November, when a mysterious steel monolith was discovered in a remote area of Utah? But…now you see it, now you don’t. The monolith appeared, stuck around a few days prompting a lot of entertaining detective work, … Continue reading →

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