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My husband's death wish is cheese

By Ann Bauer, The Forever Marriage

Seven years ago, I met a hard-drinking, meat-loving, motorcycle-racing Southern man and fell in love.

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On fortune and misfortune

By Ann Bauer, The Forever Marriage

There is a Taoist story about a wise, old farmer. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said. ”Maybe,” the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. “How wonderful,” the neighbors exclaimed. ”Maybe,” replied the old man.

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I am the 8.3%: Joining the unemployed mass

By Ann Bauer, The Forever Marriage

“There’s a very fine line between being a writer and simply being unemployed,” my daughter once observed.

She’s so right.

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Acceptable risks in pursuit of the life I want for my son

By Ann Bauer, The Forever Marriage

John and I typically visit our older son, Andrew, on Sundays. We pick him up at the group home where he lives—about 20 miles from our home—and take him out for coffee. Sometimes we go on a walk, or shop together. Lately, John and Andrew have spent the time working math problems to prepare for the ACT.

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Slutty behavior: Writers revert to high-school tricks on social media

By Ann Bauer, The Forever Marriage

Last week an article appeared in Slate, decrying the way writers use Twitter to boost their social media status and thereby sell books.

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