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Monday, April 13, 2026

Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris by David Sedaris

It's not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words "my husband."

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Monday, December 8, 2025

And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris by David Sedaris

Two small dogs, both unleashed, rushed toward me, snarling, and one of them bit me on my left leg, just below the knee. It all happened within a second.

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Your Hip Surgery, My Headache, by David Sedaris by David Sedaris

Getting Hugh home after his hip replacement involved a thick cushion and a car with legroom. "Ow!" he said whenever I tried to help. "You're making everything worse!"

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Monday, March 26, 2012

David Sedaris: Socialized medicine in Old Europe. by David Sedaris

One thing that puzzled me during the American health-care debate was all the talk about socialized medicine and how ineffective it’s supposed to be. The Canadian plan was likened to ge…

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Monday, October 17, 2011

David Sedaris: Proving Mr. Sedaris wrong made me a bestselling author. by David Sedaris

I always told myself that when I hit fifty I was going to discover opera, not just casually but full force: studying the composers, learning Italian, maybe even buying a cape. It seemed like…

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