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By Any Other Name Lacks Respect May. 09, 2021
When he responded to my call with a deep, slow hello, it sounded like I roused him from sleep. I blu... Read More
Blood Doesn't Guarantee Family Mar. 14, 2021
Family lore from my dad's side goes like this: Decades ago, an aunt I've never met drove to my grand... Read More
Why Not Write Your Life? Sep. 04, 2020
When I'm not writing columns or working on my books, I devote a lot of time to helping seniors commi... Read More
Words on the Sagittarius Moon Aug. 26, 2020
A text from my Sagittarian poet friend David Harris says, "Words are paths to emotional sovereignty.... Read More
Venus and Jupiter Tug o' War Aug. 25, 2020
In terms of brute strength, Venus is seriously outmatched in the cosmic tug o' war with mighty Jupit... Read More
Beyond the Divide Aug. 02, 2020
My favorite picture of my grandparents hangs in my hallway. They are in the middle of what seems lik... Read More
Speaking With Grace to an Angry Reader Jul. 30, 2020
"You never picked cotton and I never owned a slave. Get over it ... blacks have done nothing to help... Read More
Painful Reality Jul. 15, 2020
Roughly 1 in 10 adults in the U.S. has a recent prescription for a pain medicine, according to a Cen... Read More
Crossing the Borders Jun. 21, 2020
Borders have been on my mind throughout my life, many dictating the actions of my family. The though... Read More
Don't Forget These Heroes May. 04, 2020
Dear Annie: My parents originally made me executor of their trust. My brother, who is now 59, caused... Read More
Economic Abuse Is Abuse Dec. 21, 2019
Dear Annie: I've been married for nearly 32 years to a financially abusive bully. For many years, wh... Read More
Please Read This Book: Part 2 Dec. 06, 2019
Last week, I made a strong suggestion that everyone add "Happiness Is A Choice You Make: Lessons Fro... Read More
Your Story: Part 3 Nov. 01, 2019
Because I'm an author, columnist and journalist, working with words comes naturally. But I'm well aw... Read More
Family Histories Jun. 03, 2019
Q: My eldest daughter has been getting into genealogy and got the whole family to do DNA tests. Alth... Read More
Family Secrets Revealed: Part II Feb. 09, 2019
When she was 68, Carol, who had been given up at birth, found her original birth certificate. For th... Read More
Family Secrets Revealed Feb. 08, 2019
From the time she was 13 or 14, Carol knew she had been adopted. She learned about it one day from h... Read More
Why Not Write Your Life? Jan. 18, 2019
POSITIVE AGING BY MARILYN MURRAY WILLISON RELEASE: FRIDAY, JAN. 18, 2019 Why Not Write Your Life? ... Read More
Where Did You Come From? Dec. 23, 2013
Q: I have been reading your columns for a couple of years and like the way you say things. I am con... Read More
