PinnedFrances KuffelThe Freelationship FailureI knew going into it that the odds were not in my favor that our flirty friendship would flourish but I am surprised, looking back, that it…May 12May 12
Frances KuffelThe Dangerous HoursIt’s 5.39 p.m. as I begin this and I want to eat half of Albertsons.May 21May 21
Frances KuffelDear War Veterans:I can guess at why you keep your war experiences to yourself. Perhaps, you think, if you tell civilians what happened over “there,” we will…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Frances KuffelWhat Is the Ex-President Thinking?I was reading the Harry Potter series when I was struck down by the flu in late January. I had a cough, minor temperature swings, dream…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Frances KuffelBreakfast Hacks from the RoomsOnce upon a time I was a Stepford Wife in one of the many 12-Step programs for compulsive eating/not eating. I lost 188 pounds. The magic…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Frances KuffelLetter from a Reader: “My beautiful 15 year old girl who just poured her heart out to me about how…This is the heartbreaking gist of a mother’s seeking help that won’t hurt her daughter’s self-esteem.May 9, 20202May 9, 20202
Frances KuffelCasual Observations on Social Distancing from a Semi-AgoraphobeI’m obsessed with numbers. I lived in New York for over thirty years and the situation is so drastic that the first thing I check every…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
Frances KuffelThe Gingerbread Cookie as a History of the Middle Age WorldIt begins, with sugar, originally cultivated in Polynesia and then imported to India. It continues with war, the sixth century Persians…Dec 22, 2019Dec 22, 2019
Frances KuffelWhy I SmokeI was suffering through a terrible depressive episode when a friend advised me to go outside and get some fresh air.Nov 2, 20191Nov 2, 20191