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The Importance of Being Earnest (and Maybe Just a Little Bit Cringe)

On hearing the drums echoing tonight, waking up to a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and throwing off inhibition.

Aug 1, 2023

The Importance of Being Earnest (and Maybe Just a Little Bit Cringe)

Aug 1, 2023

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My Mount Everest Is a Stack of Christmas Decorations

I knew parenthood would require bravery, but I didn’t sign up for attic ladders

Feb 1, 2024

My Mount Everest Is a Stack of Christmas Decorations

Feb 1, 2024

An Open Letter to the Mom I Envied at CVS

How being the Worst Girl at Yoga has helped me feel better about my most embarrassing moments.

Mar 25

An Open Letter to the Mom I Envied at CVS

Mar 25

My One-Year-Old Is a Copycat. That Worries Me.

Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it. Yet.

Mar 11

My One-Year-Old Is a Copycat. That Worries Me.

Mar 11

Resting On My Post-Holiday Laurels

Why I think it’s important to appreciate the past twelve months and make no new resolutions in January.

Jan 14

Resting On My Post-Holiday Laurels

Jan 14

The People Who Saw George Bailey (Even When He Was Kind of a Jerk)

Don’t just look for the helpers. Be one.

Dec 28, 2024

The People Who Saw George Bailey (Even When He Was Kind of a Jerk)

Dec 28, 2024

Christ Was Once This Little

Pondering things in my heart that have been pondered many, many times before.

Dec 20, 2024

Christ Was Once This Little

Dec 20, 2024

Pride and Prejudice Will Never Translate Perfectly to the Screen. Here’s Why.

There’s a crucial element missing from every film adaptation.

Oct 26, 2024

Pride and Prejudice Will Never Translate Perfectly to the Screen. Here’s Why.

Oct 26, 2024

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Does the 1985 “Anne of Green Gables” Refute the Idea That the Book Is Always Better?

The Kevin Sullivan film gently brings an ethereal novel to life in a way that remains faithful to the source material while enhancing the…

Oct 16, 2024

Does the 1985 “Anne of Green Gables” Refute the Idea That the Book Is Always Better?

Oct 16, 2024

I Went to the Seaside to Take a Rest, and Nary a Word Did I Write

Relaxation can cultivate creativity. Yet giving in to the impulse to work in these conditions undermines the point of taking a break.

Sep 21, 2024

I Went to the Seaside to Take a Rest, and Nary a Word Did I Write

Sep 21, 2024

Amy Colleen

Amy Colleen

I read a lot of books & sometimes I’m funny. I aspire to be a novelist, practice at humor & human interest writing, and am very fond of the Oxford comma.

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