by Patricia Volonakis Davis

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“I Can Never Please My Father”

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Dear EFR: I am a man, age twenty years, who’s always loved and looked up to his father. I could never understand why my parents divorced, and secretly, I guess I blamed and resented my mother for it. However, recently my thoughts about my father are changing; and I begin to understand why my mother found it so difficult to live him: he is just never pleased with anyone or anything. Ever.

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If I…

by Patricia Volonakis Davis

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Harlots’ Sauce Radio has had the honor of interviewing some of the most dynamic movers and shakers of the century. These people never rest on their laurels. Here are some of the wonderful new things a number of our podcast interviewees have been up to:

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If you recall in her podcast interview in July 2009, Joyce Maynard, author of Labor Day, To Die For, and many other novels and memoirs, gave us the scoop on the fact that she would be adopting two little girls…

reported by Ilias Kountoupis

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During his presidential campaign, President Obama voiced numerous times the necessity to recognize what historians assert as the first holocaust of the 20th century, the Armenian Genocide. Unfortunately, after his ascension to the presidency, his words were rendered to an unfulfilled pledge, and this was not the first time this promise to the Armenian community had been broken.

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In the midst of the First World War, during the early 1920s, the Armenian population, dwelling on Turkish soil, suffered gravely under the…

by Tom Hames

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Henry woke up to the smell of dirt and pine needles, his face partially buried in a mixture of both. Slowly, consciousness crept back, and he became aware of a sharp, throbbing pain in his head. He suddenly remembered the battle and jumped to his feet. His eyes revolted at the sudden movement by releasing a swarm of small, angry lights that left him both dizzy and nauseated. He tried to take a step, but was unable to find his footing and fell backwards again onto the carpet of…

by Guest Writer, Sharon Walling

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From the moment we shared our first cup of coffee, my mother-in-law was my best friend. She’d call us and say to my husband, “You watch Daniel, and I’m going to fly Sharon up here for the weekend, so we can go to ‘Music Circus’.” These were a series of off-Broadway productions. She loved music, loved and she and I attended several together…

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reported by Vicola England

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Dear Department of Health, Opposition Parties and anyone else who has an unhealthy interest in what I consume.

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I have sat in my office with the radio on since returning to work after the New Year break, and I am noticing a recurring theme on the news bulletins, namely that alcohol is about to bring about Armageddon, the end of days and the fall of civilisation.

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Now it may just be that you’re all trying to divert attention away…

by Con Carlyon

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I finished The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Theories of the Universe. Am I any the wiser? I think so. I know there are more questions to be answered than I’ll ever find answers for. That’s alright. I know the quest for those answers is an ongoing one. As they say, better to travel hopefully than to arrive. Or something like that. It fits my worldview. I’ll continue to travel hopefully. I suppose recognition of that is arrival in a sense. Knowing what you don’t know is wisdom of a sort.…

by  Grace Bon

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Before I start writing here, I’d like to issue a few disclaimers:

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1. I know that ADD is real and I’m not making light of it, even if it sounds like it.
2. I love my daughter, more than anything or anyone else in the world. She’s everything to me.
3. I’m not a bad mom, damn it. I just feel like one sometimes.
4. I am using “mom” interchangeably with “dad.”

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Being a mom is a thankless…

Hey, Listen to this.
The poetry of story.
A poet tells a story about stories.
Poetry, gossip and the pursuit of
Pleasure.
Is there any other way?

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by  George Louris, CFT

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I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the spring. With Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, and Presidents’ Day long gone, it’s time to refocus on maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle, and putting the ho-hums of winter behind us. By focusing our energy on improving our health and the way we look and feel, our attitude will become more positive, we’ll have more “pep in our step”, and our smiles will transform the gloomy days of winter into the renewing energy of springtime.

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We’ve all heard…