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Read moreMy Favorite Reads of 2025
Better late than never, I’m rounding up and recapping my favorite reads of 2025. Did your favorite make the list?
Read moreIsn't She? Pretty in Pink turns 40
Pretty in Pink was my introduction to Molly Ringwald and the impact of this movie on young me Cannot.
Be.
Overstated.
The 80s-est thing Stranger Things gave us
Spoiler warning: Don’t read if you haven’t watched the final season of Stranger Things.
Read moreGladys, the Christmas Goose
“Merry Christmas,” my husband says and hands me a large box.
I tear into the wrapping paper, wondering what in the world this could be. I’d already received all the items from my wish list: a steam cleaner, a lightbox, and a subscription to Our State magazine. This gift was going to be a total surprise.
Pulling the final pieces of tape off, I open the box flaps and stare inside, incredulous. “It’s a…goose?”