December 2019 - Lori Duff Writes

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A Chinese Jewish Christmas Story December 28, 2019

It seems like a poor marketing idea for a Chinese restaurant staff to piss off a collection of Jews on Erev Christmas. Let me back up. I live in the notch of the buckle of the Bible Belt, a place where finding fellow tribespeople is no small task. When we find each other we cling…

A Love Story (If I Wrote It) December 13, 2019

In nearly every book I have ever read, from classical literature to bodice-ripper romance to biography to history, there is a character, almost always female, who transforms from a quiet, bookish sort into the life of the party. This is true even if it isn’t a love story. She goes from hiding behind cozy, chunky…