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Posted inFeatured, Lifeline, My Real Life Modern Family

Gracious Receiving 101

by Melinda CianosDecember 17, 2014August 10, 2022

What to do if we receive a Christmas present we hate? University of Baltimore MFA student Melinda Cianos gives it to us straight. Okay, let’s review. This holiday season you are likely to receive, if you’re lucky and people like you, a nifty gift or two. Please do not forget the appropriate reaction to said […]

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What’s for Dinner? (One Mother Confesses)

by Melinda CianosNovember 19, 2014August 10, 2022
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Lit Cafe: Sugarcoated

by Melinda CianosFebruary 14, 2013August 9, 2022

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