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11 Fletching Hacks You Won’t Learn on the Fief! –> #medievalclickbait

— Eva Moon (@evamoon) August 27, 2017

15 Tweets That Sum Up the Crusades PERFECTLY. (number 9 is hilarious!) #medievalclickbait

— Eva Moon (@evamoon) August 27, 2017

Is Your Liege Exploiting You? … He is if he……

No matter how grim it is, sometimes you gotta laugh! I drew these cartoons for my BRCA sisters. If you’ve been there, you’ll get it!

Please feel free to share these with your friends. Contact me for info on getting hi-res versions or to use in a publication.

#brca, #force17, #brcartoons, #cancer

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I created this parody of Dr. Suess’ Green Eggs & Ham to help educate people about the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations and the associated high risk of breast and ovarian cancer – and also……



Years ago my grandmother taught me how to make baklava. It’s an old family recipe and I’ve made it every December since. I baked two pans this evening – the first since she died. Here’s her recipe, with a few stories along the way.

Lenore’s Baklava

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To: Family

From: Mom

Subject: Family reunion!

Hi all! It’s time to start planning our family reunion! I’m looking at big houses at the beach. Can you……

Ending a twenty-seven year history, the popular Immigration Lottery will be shut down. Originally intended to promote cultural diversity by making available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually to natives of countries deemed to have low rates of immigration to the United States, the program has been determined to be a huge……

My two sons are grown and long out on their own. Yesterday the younger one texted me:

“Is there anything you and Dad want for Christmas?”

My heart sank a little bit. Sure, gift giving is fun, but how did this artificial extravaganza of exchanging stuff get to be so… required?

We’re not a religious family. We’re just not. But even if we……

Given enough time, almost any house will collect ghosts. My house has plenty, even though I’m not one for hanging onto the past. Usually they creep in silently, like dust bunnies under the bed: When you see them, you know they must have been there for a long time, but you never catch them coming in the door.

I found one……

“Damage Control” – a short satirical play about a fictional senator facing a tough press conference on the eve of a dirty political campaign with grave consequences for civil rights – debuted in 2015, but is particularly relevant in the wake of the 2016 election.

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“You need to give her permission to go,” Maxine, the hospice nurse urged us.

We were gathered at my grandmother’s home for a final visit. Coming together for this purpose was sad but it was also more joyful than I could have imagined. We sat with her and shared stories, photos, laughter. It was good to be together.

I had flown down……