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Tuesday BARB UP June 12, 2018

Wednesday BARB UP June 20, 2018

June 20, 2018 119 Views 0 Comment

On parenting. Other feelings rise up, as your child fast approaches her milestone. This one, graduating high school. The prom …

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Monday BARB UP June 18, 2018

June 18, 2018 133 Views 0 Comment

Tis the season of the end of school year. For my family, it’s not simply the end of the school …

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Thursday BARB UP June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018 186 Views 0 Comment

School is wrapping up for children of all ages in New York. I have a week and a day until …

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Tuesday BARB UP June 12, 2018

June 12, 2018 990 Views 0 Comment

Another anniversary. The years piling up. The details slipping. Now seventeen. June 12, 2001. But now, more things make sense. …

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Monday BARB UP June 11, 2018

June 10, 2018 216 Views 0 Comment

I have been preparing my daughter’s lunch every day of her school life, pre-K not included as she was only …

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Thursday BARB UP June 7, 2018

June 06, 2018 298 Views 0 Comment

On family. My mother has been visiting. I prefer, in some ways, to her staying with me; our lives are …

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Tuesday BARB UP June 5, 2018

June 05, 2018 203 Views 0 Comment

“What are you doing?” I hadn’t seen him in a long time. Or texted. Or even looked at his Instagram. …

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Monday BARB UP June 4, 2018

June 04, 2018 279 Views 0 Comment

I’ve been a little inconsistent recently with posting; that’s the reward of doing a long term assignment. However, I’m coming …

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Entre Nous: Kari Kimmel

May 29, 2018 330 Views 0 Comment

An Interview with Kari Kimmel By Marcelle Karp Prolific is just one way to describe Kari Kimmel, who has just …

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Wednesday BARB UP May 23, 2018

May 23, 2018 339 Views 0 Comment

Mantra: I don’t need to be a perfect mom. I don’t need to be my child’s friend. I just need …

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Transitions: Lydia Lacey

January 15, 2017 836 Views 4 Comments

I have been friends with Lydia Lacey since the very early 90’s. She was a Chicago transplant; our mutual friends …

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Friday BARB Up February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 981 Views 3 Comments

She’d be turning 54 this weekend, Wendy, that is, my friend who committed suicide in 2001, only three months before …

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So…For 300 Dollars, Would You Have Sex With Me?

January 20, 2017 1028 Views 3 Comments

“I already want to marry you.” The banter is going well, as well as dating-app badinage goes. It’s 11am, I’m sitting …

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Friday BARB UP November 17, 2017: My One Year BARBAVERSARY

November 17, 2017 1081 Views 2 Comments

My daughter Ruby Karp wrote a book, Earth Hates Me. Order it here. Please. I have been blogging here at BARB for one year, …

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Entre Nous: Tracy Bonham

February 23, 2017 1758 Views 2 Comments

I remember clearly when Mother, Mother was on rotation on MTV; there she was, Tracy Bonham, reminding me that we …

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5 Things I Own and/or Covet.

January 29, 2017 369 Views 2 Comments

A list of 5 things I want and or covet. BAGS For the women who carry everything, or are in …

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Cinema Siren Says: It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To

May 19, 2017 2072 Views 2 Comments

Cinema Siren Says! ….a new column by Leslie Combemale… It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To Every …

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Thursday BARB Up February 2, 2017

February 02, 2017 381 Views 2 Comments

Last night, while I was out with a friend of mine, I got a message from a fella on one …

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Thursday BARB UP July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017 448 Views 1 Comment

For most of the 90’s, I ate at least one meal a day at a restaurant called Shopsin’s. I lived …

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Video Premiere: Soul Quake by Cindy Alexander

December 01, 2017 1235 Views 1 Comment

I’m so honored to premiere Cindy Alexander‘s video, Soul Quake, from her upcoming release, Nowhere to Hide, her ninth album! …

Wednesday BARB UP June 20, 2018

Monday BARB UP June 18, 2018

Thursday BARB UP June 14, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP June 12, 2018

Monday BARB UP June 11, 2018

Wednesday BARB UP June 20, 2018

Monday BARB UP June 18, 2018

Thursday BARB UP June 14, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP June 12, 2018

Wednesday BARB UP June 20, 2018

Monday BARB UP June 18, 2018

Thursday BARB UP June 14, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP June 12, 2018

Monday BARB UP June 11, 2018

Thursday BARB UP June 7, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP June 5, 2018

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Entre Nous: Kari Kimmel

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