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Confronting the repo man
Debit and credit. I want them balanced, or as nearly as I can make them. As I get older, though, the debit column gets more substantial. At 76, I begin…
Richard Goodman
May 20
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With her
I’m in Lowe’s, strolling down the bathroom sink aisle, looking at sinks with her. We are trying to decide which sink-cabinet combo to buy to replace her…
Richard Goodman
Mar 20
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The longevity of shame
More bad news? We don’t need it, do we? Abuse, though. That always needs to see the cleansing light of day. I wrote an essay about a football coach at…
Richard Goodman
Jun 10
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Formula
The current alarming shortage of baby formula has put me in a time machine. It’s caused me think about my daughter when she was a baby many years ago…
Richard Goodman
May 14
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Late night at the bar
Note: this piece was recently published in the North American Review. If you've read it, please ignore. I'm publishing it on Substack for those who may…
Richard Goodman
Jun 25
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Veselka
The Ukrainian Coffee Shop
Richard Goodman
May 28
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Obsession
On a winter's day in New York with the most talented writer I've ever met
Richard Goodman
Jan 22
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Cataracts!
I’m going to have a cataract operation today. I’ve been having problems with driving at night. And seeing distances. So, a month or so ago, I went and…
Richard Goodman
May 31
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A young woman in Ukraine
Her name is Mariya Volgushina. Or, more properly, in Ukrainian, Мария Вольгушина. She is an illustrator. A young, very talented illustrator. My sister…
Richard Goodman
Mar 31
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Stephen Sondheim
Finding a father
Richard Goodman
Nov 27, 2021
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Kevin Lippert
R.I.P.
Richard Goodman
Apr 2
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Remember
Recently, a friend died. He was only 63. He was a great guy, a decent, kind, capable man. I wrote something about him and published it here. It made me…
Richard Goodman
Apr 11
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