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In westerns, Sarah was always the “good woman”, never a dance hall gal. Read More

To this day, I still have an array of non-names for my children. Read More

Henrietta was an awkward name for a tiny child ... so the family called her Yettie. Read More

Shirley, Shirley Bo-ber-ley, ba-na-na fanna Fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley, Shirley! No, that's not the name game I'm talking about. Read More

Barbi Benton pretty much owned the spelling of her name, and in the 80s, despite the fact that we had the same hairdo, I was dismissive of her anyway, for being in Playboy, and for being Hugh Hefner’s main squeeze. Read More

  This is coming. It will be bad. I need to stay home. My friends need to stay home. Everything on my calendar is cancelled. I have to learn how to use Zoom I am not allowed to be with my grandchildren. No more holding the baby or playing tag with the boys. No more… Read More

Do I dare to gift myself with my true name of Lauren? Probably too late, and after all, no one calls me “Big Laurie” anymore. Mostly, I go by Gramma. Read More