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Elise Seyfried
What’s in a Name?

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

We have SO many chances in life to name things. Towards the beginning, God tasked Adam with naming...
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High (Flying) Anxiety

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

Didja hear that shoe removal is no longer required when going through airport security? Now, mind...
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Come Back, Words!

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

You know me. At least I hope you do. I’m all about language—new words, clever words, rhyming words...
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Trophy Therapy

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

DR. J: Thank you all for coming today. Let’s begin with Emmy. EMMY: I just don’t feel as special as...
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Pebbling

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

Our culture stresses that it’s the grand gestures that really prove love (especially romantic love...
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Seasons of Blog (700th Post Today!)

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5 months ago

350,000 words I have written, it's 700 mini-essays counting today They’re not...
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Irish Exit

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

I HATE goodbyes at the end of gatherings. For eons, I was trapped in the etiquette loop: “Thanks...
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Trivial Pursuits

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

Steve and I don’t frequent trivia nights in bars and restaurants. I maintain it’s because we want...
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Core Beliefs

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

As if life wasn’t complicated enough. Nowadays, it’s not just about the general condition of our...
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Whimsy and Weirdness

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

Whimsy. Weird. One means light, fun, fanciful . The other means odd, strange, bizarre...
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Lemonading

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6 months ago

What can I say about lemons? One (spelled Lemmon) was a fine actor. Lululemon is an activewear...
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Go West, Old Mom

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

I’m not a fan of “solo travel.” By which I mean, going anywhere much by myself. I see pix of...
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OK Ko

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

As we all know, there are four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. There are also several Four...
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Mercy Buckets!

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

As a multi-language appreciator (as opposed to multi-language speaker), I am always fascinated to...
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Divide and Slumber

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

"One Sleep, Two Sleep, Old Sleep, New Sleep/ Smooth Sleep, Rough Sleep, Never Get Enough...
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Chicken Jockeys!

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

I’m a veteran children’s theatre performer, quite familiar with the tradition of audience...
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For the Plot

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

As a writer (and reader), I’m much more intrigued by character development than clever plot twists...
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The Empress of Ice Cream

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

As a soi-disant essayist, I crank out my little 500-worders every week. I don’t kid myself that any...
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Going Once, Going Twice

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

I think it’s probably accurate to estimate that I have entered the fourth and final quarter of My...
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Local Dialect(ic)

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

This week I celebrate finally learning the name of something I’ve been living with forever (no, not...