Living In Place
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Deborah Lee Luskin Writer, Speaker, Educator
- Old Love Story – New Edition
by Deborah Lee Luskin on February 11, 2026 at 4:47 pmLiving in Place
- Halfway Between Winter & Spring
by Deborah Lee Luskin on February 4, 2026 at 4:02 pmLIving in Place
- A Septuagenarian Writes: Life is Good
by Deborah Lee Luskin on January 28, 2026 at 4:57 pmLiving in Place
- Writing Letters
by Deborah Lee Luskin on January 21, 2026 at 4:45 pmLiving in Place
- PART 5: ERASE CHALK
by Deborah Lee Luskin on January 14, 2026 at 4:56 pmLIVING IN PLACE
- PART 4: DRIVE LESS, COOK MORE, SPEND TIME OUTDOORS
by Deborah Lee Luskin on January 7, 2026 at 4:49 pmLIVING IN PLACE
Blog
Reposting: B.S. (Be Specific)
B.S. is one of the abbreviations I pencil in the margin of prose I’m reviewing –my own or a client’s. It stands for Be Specific, though it evokes a different two-word...
America’s Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord American cuisine is a veritable smorgasbord of international cuisines. The word smorgasbord itself is Swedish, and refers to a particular kind of buffet (from the...
Reposting: A Brief Guide to Narrative Navigation
In British English, punctuation at the end of a sentence is called a “full stop,” – just like the red, octagonal, road sign at an intersection. Indeed, basic...
Old Friends
One of the great benefits of The Middle Ages is being able to resume friendships put on hold while arranging kids’ play dates and driving them hither and yon. I’m sure there are...
Reposting: The Singular They
Language changes with the times, even grammar. I attended college during the second wave of feminism, when incorporating non-sexist terms into every day usage was an important...
What’s Your Immigration Story?
Immigration Stories & Stories of Displacement We all have immigration stories, and they all bear retelling. After all, there were only 102 passengers on the Mayflower and...