I remember reading Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst, to my kids when they were young. At the time, I was a working mother in my thirties, and I was sure my days were more terrible and horrible than any kid’s could be. […]
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Why I Write—It’s Not (Much) About the Money
It’s the middle of tax preparation season, a time of year I hate. I am still amazed that when my father died on January 5, 2015, he already had his 2014 tax information pulled together. Even now that my husband and I use an accountant, it takes me weeks of […]
Continue readingThe Tax Man Cometh Thrice This Year
I hate the weeks leading up to April 15 when I have to prepare and file my tax returns. I start worrying about taxes in January, but don’t start doing anything until February. Or maybe March. Then the days between the Ides of March and Tax Day turn frenetic. In […]
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As the saying goes, nothing is certain but death and taxes. My father-in-law died this past weekend, and I am with my mother-in-law. Please re-read my June 11 story about my father-in-law and the fireflies to see what a fine man we lost. But I will have to get back […]
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