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Alfred's Journey to Be Liked

Alfred's Journey to Be Liked

A neurodivergent teenage boy has his world open up through Coach. Humor, wisdom, and friendships combine in this light coming of age story.

2023

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Aug 3

I Think I’ve Finally Found Where I Belong

It took a novel — and a new literary category — to convince me.

Woman at her computer with her screen showing “Lucy’s Story / Upside Fiction / Here I come.”

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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Jul 29

He Isn’t Aging Well. Now What?

An overheard conversation made me rethink growing older together.

An aging couple where the man is sitting in the chair looking tired and old and the woman is looking fit, and thinking pensively, “What do I do?”

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Why I Hope to Be Lugging a Purple Rolling Backpack for Years

As Mother’s Day approaches, I remind myself of what this simple, everyday object means to me

Older woman lugging purple rolling backpack towards a door

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May 18

To Be Misunderstood and Underestimated

And the fixin’ that needed to set the record right

Photo of sister and brother, in their early teens

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Nov 8, 2025

This Conversation Topic Dominates as You Approach Seventy

And it has replaced some good ones

Long set of stairs in a home

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AI Can Give Us Answers, But Curiosity is Still on Us

What a fictional 14-year-old taught me about learning in the age of AI

Boy and his dad playing backgammon and a dog is nearby, lying down

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2d ago

My Husband Bought Me a Jar Opener for My Birthday

I think I’ve finally figured out his gift-giving strategy

Photo of top of box that contained gadget that opens jar tops

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E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

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4d ago

The Coke Bottle that Said It All

There are odd people in every family

Boy rolling an empty Coke bottle under his feet

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Sep 22

It Took Me Ten Years to Understand My Mom’s Final Lesson

What I learned from the way she chose to die

Older woman (author’s mom) looking healthy

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Sep 18

“Some Things I Care About, Like the Quality of Plasticware”

Even simple differences mark us

green plastic knife, fork, spoon on dark background

Jill Ebstein

Jill Ebstein

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I’m about dogs, our lovable and peculiar families, business, and writing in a wide lane, including fiction. I’m a positivity washer too. www.jillebstein.com

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