the ask@AAR: I am a cranky old lady, not a cranky middle aged lady, right?

April 22, 2022

I will be 61 next month–woo hoo! I was discussing my life with my daughter and when I referred to myself as an old lady, she said that was absurd….

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the ask@ AAR: Do all artists deserve our support?

April 15, 2022

Do I have to support/promote the art of someone I dislike or whose thoughts/actions I dislike or disapprove of? Here’s why I ask. There’s an author who’s been really nasty…

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Something’s coming….

April 12, 2022

As AAR has aged, the way our readers interact with us has changed. Over the past five years, those who read AAR on their mobile devices have now surpassed those…

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the ask@AAR: What matters most in true love?

April 8, 2022

I was at a wedding this past weekend and found myself in an interesting discussion. My tablemate, a woman a bit older than me, married to her high school sweetheart,…

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A gripe about series….. or maybe it’s just me.

April 6, 2022

I love a good series. It’s a joy to follow a well-built world or hero through several books, watching their secrets and adventures unfurl. And yet….. I don’t love series…

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What have you been reading?

April 4, 2022

I’ve spent a lot of time on planes and airports lately. An upside of this has been more time to read. Yay! I finally finished listening to Leigh Bardugo’s duo,…

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the ask@AAR: What series/book would you like to see adapted for TV?

April 1, 2022

While we had varying degrees of satisfaction around the latest season of Bridgerton, I think we all agree it’s excellent to see romance novels adapted for TV. Given how wildly…

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We have to ask: What did you think about the Oscars?

March 30, 2022

I didn’t watch the Oscars–I’m an NCAA basketball fan (The extraordinary event that will happen when, for the first time, Duke meets UNC in the tournament in Saturday’s Final Four…

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Bridgerton Season Two has arrived!

March 26, 2022

It’s here! I’ve just watched episode one–I thought it was smashing. I love the Queen’s boredom, Kate’s chat with Lady Danbury, Penelope’s desire for Lady Whistledown to do more, Benedict’s…

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the ask@AAR: What was your first paying job?

March 25, 2022

When I was 16, I wanted my own phone line–we were a family of six and my father had rules. My parents agreed that as long as I kept my…

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the ask@AAR: Are you ready to travel?

March 18, 2022

Today, I, Dr. Feelgood, and our twins are going abroad. I can barely believe it. We’ve not left the country since Covid hit. But it’s our daughter’s spring break and…

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What are you watching?

March 14, 2022

My mother, who’s been staying with me for a bit, is watching The Gilded Age. She’d already started it before she came, so I’m not watching it with her although…

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