DoorDash and Dashed Hopes
For the record: my husband is the kindest, sweetest, most patient man on the planet. He practically qualifies for sainthood. And this coming from a Jewish girl is high praise indeed. So, please keep that […]
Tag: relationships
HOPress: Lite Whines & Laughter from Lee Gaitan
If you like your optimism served with a side of snarkiness, this is the book for you. Lee Gaitan is a recognized “Bounce Back” expert (unless she’s not wearing eye liner, in which case she […]
My 15 Minutes of Infamy
[The following is true.] This story is not really about me. But as is usually the case when I tell stories, I’m going to make it about me anyway. My sister Betsy and I have […]
Things I Hope People Won’t Mention at My Funeral
Recently I turned 35 years old, and by recently, I mean 30 years ago. But more recently, I turned 65 – this past January. When you turn 65, you start asking yourself uncomfortable questions like, […]
How To Ring In a Birthday
There are questions absolutely guaranteed to cause trouble: “What else could go wrong?” “What does this do?” “Why don’t we invade Russia?” A few years ago, I planned to cook my wife a birthday dinner. […]
An Excerpt from My Mother, That Stranger. Letters from the Spanish Civil War by Concha Alborg
Today we are proud to excerpt the introduction form the newest memoir from Concha Alborg My Mother, That Stranger. Letters from the Spanish Civil War. Over eight-hundred letters were written between the author’s newly-engaged parents […]
Gadgets, My Guy, and Rambo
For most people, culinary single-use devices like strawberry hullers and cherry pitters are handy time-savers. But for cooking-klutz me, they are cabinet space-stealing clutter, rarely, if ever, used. I’ve got ceramic pie weights to hold […]
Best Friends & Wives
My wife is my best friend. Am I an idiot or what? I do realize how wonderfully romantic it might sound to say, “My wife/husband/partner is also my best friend,” but really it’s a very […]
Brian Kiley and Wil 3 Add Riveting Fiction to our HOPress-Shorehouse Books Lineup
No HOPress-Shorehouse Books Holiday shout out would be complete without the talented novelists we publish. This week, we are highlighting Brian Kiley and Wil 3 (William Brandstetter). Both these gentlemen deliver work that will capture […]