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Thanks to reader Larry Parker for directing me to the story “Darkness Invisible” by Daphe Merkin in the New York Times Magazine last month. It is a powerful commentary on the public’s response to the suicide attempt of Owen Wilson. I’ve included below the entire article, because I couldn’t figure out which paragraphs to excerpt.…

Tomorrow my very good friend Michelle’s book on cancer, “Any Day With Hair Is a Good Hair Day: How to Get Through Cancer and Get On with Your Life (Trust Me, I’ve Been There),” is released! I’ll talk about it more next week, because she has a section devoted to people afflicted by both cancer…

Dear God, You sound a lot like my late (earthly) father with today’s lessons on manners in Luke’s gospel: Ten lepers had been healed, and yet only one returned to thank Jesus. So Jesus turned to that man–a Samaritan, of course, because those guys always get it right—and said, “Ten were cleansed, were they not?…

As part of Blog Action Day–a collaborative effort in cyberspace to raise awareness of environmental issues, I’m republishing a post I wrote back in February, when it finally got cold outside. Global warming is a huge issue of anxiety for me. Even as I’d love the waterfront property in 25 years, I shudder when I…
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