by Sandy Lingo | Apr 17, 2020 |
“I wonder why one candle is dripping more than the other,” wondered my husband “I wonder if those Adirondack chairs are plastic or wood?” “I wonder why they didn’t tear down this building/paint this wall/put on a new doorknob, and where exactly does the...
by Sandy Lingo | Mar 7, 2020 |
We were at a beautiful resort in Cancun, and I was furious with my husband, Rick. Based on my vast experience as a married woman, I can say with some assurance that it’s no less miserable to be in that angry space at the beach than in your laundry room or at the...
by Sandy Lingo | Oct 28, 2019 |
“The house smelled musty and damp, and a little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.” ~ Neil Gaiman, American Gods My husband tilted his head, trying to discern what the droning was. It sounded like a plane taking off. Or a paper...
by Sandy Lingo | Oct 3, 2019 |
“I don’t know what my grandma name should be,” my friend Barb said to me over coffee years ago. Mind you, her daughter was only six months pregnant at that point, but Barb was about to be a grandma for the first time, and she was taking her new role seriously. “You...
by Sandy Lingo | Jul 9, 2019 |
Graduation speeches range from the ridiculous to the sublime.There’s this advice from actress Katie Holmes: “Don’t use a fake ID to buy wine and then try to pay with a check.”And this from Cindi Lauper: “Life is going to give you a bad turn…It’s just a test. And...
by Sandy Lingo | Apr 12, 2019 |
“Love is a lot like a backache: it doesn’t show up on X-rays, but you know it’s there.” ~ George Burns I had a clear view of their arms and hands, his hand on top, holding hers, on the console between their airplane seats in First Class. He...
