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OPINION| April Wallace: An Arkansas January brings surprises
It's that time of year. In my family it's the week of celebrations, both of my sister's birthday and the birthday of my youngest child. In Arkansas, it's alway…
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OPINION | April Wallace wonders if she said too much to Sedaris
This year has been one to remember. I interviewed many amazing people and also met two of my top five all-time favorite authors, David Sedaris and Ann Patchett…
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OPINION | April Wallace: Gaining family members can be uncomplicated when you choose them yourself
One of the things I love about the holidays is being surrounded by other generations and family members in a different phase of life.
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OPINION | April Wallace: Sometimes it takes losing one thing to refind your focus
"Is vanishing real?" my 6-year-old asks me every other day.
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OPINION | April Wallace: Life is precious and short. Do what brings meaning now.
It's the week of my unwanted anniversary. Every September I can't help but remember that eight years ago I escaped a life threatening situation.
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OPINION | April Wallace: Date nights quickly evolving in marriage, what was important then isn’t now
It used to be that an upcoming date with my husband -- before we were married, of course -- would constitute more than a day of activities to prepare.
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OPINION | April Wallace: Journalist finds kinship with actor Jamie McShane
Last week, when I attended the Bentonville Film Festival's opening reception, I found kinship in an unusual place: with actor Jamie McShane.
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OPINION | April Wallace: Nothing says summer like a long family vacation
Nothing says summer to me quite like a good, long lose-track-of-what-day-it-is vacation.
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OPINION | April Wallace: Stepmom’s role to be there when needed
Just shy of 10 years ago now, I was coming to the realization that I was going to become a stepmom.
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OPINION | April Wallace: The more hands on deck for shaping kids’ skills, the better
At my youngest son's most recent wellness visit, I surprised myself.
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OPINION | April Wallace: Free books can’t come with religious strings attached
As I was picking up my preschooler from class one afternoon, he was excited to show off a new book that apparently he could keep. He announced that he and only…
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OPINION | April Wallace: Marriage a challenge, then add kids, career, more
A few months ago, on a brief weekend excursion to Eureka Springs, I asked my husband what he wanted to do next as we left a restaurant. His answer took me off …
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OPINION | April Wallace: Mom has to make different New Year’s resolutions
I love the spirit of a new year just beginning.
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OPINION | April Wallace: Ballerina brings back memories of ‘Nutcracker’ and disaster
Unwrapping ornaments to hang on our Christmas tree is transporting. Each one takes me directly to a very particular time and place of the past, but none is so …
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OPINION | April Wallace: Audiobooks are real reading
In the day between Halloween and my husband's birthday I had to admit that I felt kind of rundown.
