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May 2025

Resurrected Micro-Memoirs from the Cutting-Room Floor, Part II
Five more 70-word darlings I killed for the sake of my story arc.
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Deborah Sosin
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Backstory Bonanza
Reflections on five personal essays I've published—how they came to be and where they ended up.
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Deborah Sosin
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First-World Annoyances & Tiny Victories
I know, I know. Government-funded kidnappings, grift, graft, corruption, complicity, disease, death. Horrifying. But sometimes we need an “everything is…
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Deborah Sosin
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Notes on Singing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"
I've sung "The B9" countless times, with its timelier-than-ever message of “Alle Menschen werden Brüder” (“All men will become brothers”).
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Deborah Sosin
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Random Blurts of Love & Gratitude
Maybe it's my age or the angsty Zeitgeist, but lately I'm broadcasting my appreciation in small, unexpected ways.
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Deborah Sosin
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April 2025

Connections & Disconnections in the Hood
One week, five encounters with neighbors and strangers, random or otherwise
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Deborah Sosin
8
Resurrected Micro-Memoirs from the Cutting-Room Floor
Five 70-word darlings I killed for the sake of my story arc.
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Deborah Sosin
8
Actual Things Doctors Have Told Me (Partial List)
If you know you know, and I know a lot of you know.
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Deborah Sosin
15
Tuna on Tuesdays & Other Phobias
Funny how the irrational mind spins such convincing tales.
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Deborah Sosin
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March 2025

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