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Write It Like It Is

Deborah Sosin, Adam Roberts

Everyday observations and existential musings

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"Dear Diary: Stop the Plans, PLEASE!"

Waving goodbye from the Nieuw Amsterdam deck, New York, August 12, 1966

I seem to be looking back a lot here and I decided that’s OK. Maybe it’s certain family anniversaries (like last week) or maybe it’s my not-so-unconscious attempt to d...

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Gene and Gloria Sosin on Dad’s 65th, July 24, 1986

In honor of Father’s Day, I dug into my folder of song lyrics written over the decades for family (and other) occasions. Of our numerous musical traditions, writing original lyrics to fami...

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You Can Go Home Again...

Where I grew up. June 7, 2026

When I was in Rye, NY, last weekend for an author event at the library, I had time to swing by the old homestead at the top of Hill Street, not at all sure I’d get to take a peek inside.

I’d emailed the curre...

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The Onesie in the Closet

This week I’m headed to my hometown, Rye, NY, for an ESCAPE VELOCITY author event, so today I’m posting another previously published essay for your reading pleasure—this one appeared in the JMWW JOURNAL in 2020. As I’ve shared before, “The...

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Finishing My Father's Unfinished Crosswords

Illustration by Holly Stapleton, NYT, April 28, 2021

This week and next week, because of my nutso juggling act and upcoming travel to my hometown for an author event, I’m posting previously published essays for your reading pleasure (like...

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  • Deborah Sosin

    Deborah Sosin, writer & therapist, has published in the NY Times, Boston Globe, elsewhere. Her set of 70 micro-memoirs, 70 words each, “Escape Velocity: How One 70-Year-Old Push-Pulled Her Way Out of Her Too-Much-Not-Enough Family,” released 2/27/26.

  • Adam Roberts

    Writer, creator. In 2021, I wrote something for my wife, every single day. And now it’s a book. You should get it. \ud83d\ude0a Live shows Fridays @ 12:30pm eastern.

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