Ode to my sisters on Mother’s Day
Hilary and me I have two sisters: Hilary, who is 15 months younger than I am and was a grade behind me in school. We were treated as...
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KRISTAN HIGGINS
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Kristan Higgins
May 2, 2021
The 10,000 step journey
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in need of a dress for a special occasion must be condemned not to find one. Kid,...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 19, 2021
All you gotta do is dance
You betcha. Last night, dear readers, McIrish and I endeavored to practice our dancing skills. Let me set the scene for you. I consider...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 11, 2021
The Zen arts
This should only take a hundred years or so… My friend Joss bought a house last year in the middle of the pandemic. It’s tiny, in an...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 3, 2021
My childhood Easters
First came the dresses. There was a fancy store in our town, and we’d only go there once a year…for Easter. Oh, my goodness! We didn’t...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 20, 2021
What’s in a name
I took a walk around an old cemetery today. I love cemeteries, though I don’t want to be buried in one. I’m more of a cremation/compost...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 11, 2021
The things we take for granted
This pandemic thing is a year old now, and the end is near (those words finally sound damn cheerful, don’t they?). I know we’ll all have...
Kristan Higgins
Jan 31, 2021
COVID clothes
Sephora, I miss you! I got dressed today. (Yes, this is blog-worthy). Around noon, after being awake for four-plus hours, I took a shower...
Kristan Higgins
Jan 17, 2021
Word weary
Boho? Or just a deer who uses accessories well? I’m tired of hearing and reading certain words, gang. Plus, I’m a little crotchety today...
Kristan Higgins
Jan 7, 2021
What I learned on my social media detox
Hello again! As you might know, I took my second annual social media break from December 15 till January 7. The Princess and her fiancé...
Kristan Higgins
Dec 6, 2020
Dream Come True
Dearest Son turned 22, and we watched home movies this morning. I made brunch at his request, and the Princess, her fiancé, and my mom...
Kristan Higgins
Nov 30, 2020
Our most pathetic Thanksgiving ever
I’d like to file a complaint. Hello? I would like to enter the contest for most depressing Thanksgiving, please! Yes, yes, I know that...
Kristan Higgins
Nov 21, 2020
Day in the Life of a Writer
This is not what it’s like. People often ask me if I write every day. The answer is no. But I work every day. Every single day. When...
Kristan Higgins
Nov 1, 2020
Li’l Flannery
I bought a human head. Okay, okay, I bought a fake human head. But still. My bébés on the first day of school, 2007 I’m going to be doing...
Kristan Higgins
Oct 25, 2020
My first lousy best friend
This is the story of a friend who tried to tell me for years that she just didn’t like me very much, and how I ignored her very strong...
Kristan Higgins
Oct 18, 2020
To All the Songs I’ve Loved Before
Some songs have had all the life squeezed out of them. Let’s face it. Songs that are so familiar they’re just white noise. It doesn’t...
Kristan Higgins
Oct 4, 2020
Getting Married & Being Married
The happy couple and Mushroom, their cat My little girl is engaged. Oh, we knew it was coming, and we couldn’t be more thrilled, because...
Kristan Higgins
Sep 20, 2020
Non-buyer’s remorse
Dictionary.com defines buyer’s remorse as a feeling of regret experienced after making a purchase, typically one regarded as unnecessary...
Kristan Higgins
Aug 23, 2020
A Day in the Life of an Author
I’ve been writing a lot this week. Oh, sure, be happy about that, you wretches! Do you want to hear what it’s really like? You do? Ass...
Kristan Higgins
Aug 2, 2020
New school shoes
Ever since I was a kid, there's been a melancholy associated with the month of August. Here in New England, around this time, the...
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