PinnedPublished inthe ChallengedA French Anaesthetist is on Trial for Poisoning 30 Patients. It Isn’t Helping My NervesMy third bionic joint replacement surgery is six days away, and it’s freaking me out. The Le Monde headline hasn’t helpedJust nowJust now
PinnedPublished inthe ChallengedWhat Do We Mean When We Talk About Companionship?Most of us have sought or yearned for companionship, if only to keep away the dreaded spectre of loneliness. But what does it really mean?Nov 1A response icon18Nov 1A response icon18
PinnedPublished inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeWe Put All Kinds of Limits on Ourselves the 80 Year-Old SaidWhen Betty Kellenberger hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, she had no idea she’d just made history as the oldest woman to make the trek.Oct 30A response icon25Oct 30A response icon25
PinnedPublished inthe ChallengedIt’s the Small Triumphs that Make Life in a Foreign Country So RewardingMangling the language, feeling like a foreigner, takes its toll, but one small achievement can make it all worthwhileOct 28A response icon11Oct 28A response icon11
PinnedPublished inthe ChallengedAll Aboard, Maties, Got Your Sea Legs On?Cruising the Mediterranean in 2025 was just a teeny bit different from crossing the Atlantic in November 1961Oct 19A response icon11Oct 19A response icon11
Published inthe ChallengedExpectations Can Do a Number on YouHard not to have expectations of the way something will turn out, harder still is the disillusionment when an expectations turn out to be…2d agoA response icon112d agoA response icon11
Published inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeOld Age Might Be a State of MindBut it’s also a stooped back, a walking stick and a painfully slow shuffle. In the land of Molière, it can also mean a brain freeze.4d agoA response icon184d agoA response icon18
Published inthe ChallengedImportant Writers Also Have DoubtsSometimes, when the critic won’t get off your shoulder and other things in life aren’t going so well either, it helps to read about the…Nov 3A response icon16Nov 3A response icon16
Published inthe ChallengedYour Phone’s Ringing, Can’t You Hear It?It’s bad enough gearing up for the third joint replacement in three years, now my ears are driving me ... and everyone else crazy.Oct 29A response icon27Oct 29A response icon27
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