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The Good Mother
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Kitchen Tchotchkes
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Kindling Kindness
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On Being an Antique
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Less Is More
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Brain on Vacation
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Swaying palm trees, warm sun, and a mosaic compass drift through peaceful consciousness near the Sea of Cortez.
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Mothering is a tough job, and in this essay by a Berkeley memoirist, pregnancy and birth change the life of a teenage mother—for the better.
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An ambitious Berkeley home chef writes about the talismans he keeps in his kitchen while furiously preparing gourmet meals.
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A local martial arts teacher takes a unique approach to bullying. The key, she says, is an abiding respect for the principle of “monkey-see, monkey-do.”
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Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
by Lisa Fernandez | Nov 1, 2017 | Faces of the East Bay, Up Front
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.

In the Philanthropic Swim
by Susan E. Davis | Mar 1, 2014 | Faces of the East Bay, Up Front
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.

My Father, My Lie
by Meredith Maran | Nov 1, 2010 | Faces of the East Bay, First Person
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.