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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: A son returns and so do the memories]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[After our son grew up and began carving out a life of his own, he
left home as young men often do. It was about 21 years, one month, 17
days, three hours and 10 minutes ago, but who’s counting?

He married a young woman whose passion for camping...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4308168</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why the late ’90s are such a perfect fiction setting]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s true. Millennials and Gen Xers love nostalgia. There’s a
reason so many of us keep mining that time period of our childhood in
the 1980s and ‘90s for fiction. Nostalgia isn’t just about reliving
our carefree past when our knees were ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4307611</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Essay collections that deepen our worldviews]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Essay collections written by authors who focus on topics we may not
often consider open us to new worlds of information and
thought-provoking ideas. 

These collections take readers on journeys of the mind and heart
while exploring themes that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4307610</link>
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    <pubDate>Sep/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Everything's cool thanks to Mr. Fix-It]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When a technician pronounced our refrigerator’s ice maker beyond
repair two years ago, he bowed his head, marked the event with a moment
of silence, then handed us an outrageous repair bill.

Not going down to defeat, or life without ice, we ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4303238</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why readers crave a little horror in their hearts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are certainly living in dark times these days… Who’s to say we
aren’t loving in them, as well?

Back at the tail end of 2024, I was offered a wild opportunity to
pitch a horror romance to an imprint at Harlequin Books. I leapt at the
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4302693</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A newly sold home hides a dark past in Catherine Ryan Howard’s 'Buyer Beware']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Would you buy a haunted house? Some people might, while others would
get back in their cars and race off at the first spooky sound. Sometimes
people will buy a house for its historical significance, like a castle
or manor that dates back several ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4302692</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Order/Joy Division alum Peter Hook embraces Rock Hall of Fame induction, but not his former bandmates]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — It may indeed be divine to forgive. But Peter Hook has
absolutely no intention of letting bygones be bygones — even for just
one night — when he and his former bandmates in Joy Division and New
Order are honored Nov. 14 at the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4300487</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: A tip-ical dilemma when eating out]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The question these days is not “Can we afford to eat out?” but
“Can we afford to tip?”

If you pay on a screen at a restaurant, the tip choices are 15%, 20%,
30%, and “take my wallet.” The awkward part is thinking it through
and doing ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4298340</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Books that feature twists of fate]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Think about it: Some of the most unforgettable books hinge on a
missed opportunity, a chance meeting, or even a random conversation.
Such moments end up being the catalyst for life-altering journeys.
What’s cool is that these stories can be ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4297700</link>
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    <pubDate>Sep/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How do you hide from the worst thing you’ve ever done?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Her memories of that night are never the same. They are both little
girls, Unnur and her friend Freyja, alone on a black-sand Icelandic
beach, the waves clutching at them. In one memory, Freyja ignores her
pleas and walks into the sea. In another,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4297699</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: A 'little' counseling at arm's reach]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[My new therapist is sitting on the edge of my desk, legs crossed,
head slightly bowed. His beady eyes peer at me through his black framed
glasses as he holds a pen poised over his clipboard.

He’s three inches tall, made of molded plastic, and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4293408</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chloe Gong brings 'Flesh and False Gods' series to exhilarating conclusion]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[(WARNING: Contains spoilers for "Immortal Longings" and
"Vilest Things.")

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Explosive. Breathtaking. It all comes down to the wire in the
action-packed conclusion to Chloe Gong’s "Flesh and False
Gods" trilogy, "Eyes of Kings."

Inspired by...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4293031</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Riley Sager’s 'The Unknown' is his creepiest thriller yet]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was already a huge fan of Riley Sager before "The
Unknown." I’ve read all of his previous best-selling thrillers
and even got the opportunity to interview him once. So I was pretty sure
right from the start this would be a good book. I just ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4293030</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Excuse me, but your fingers have gas]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Next to Monopoly and Battleship, Get Grandma is one of the family’s
favorite games. No rules, no limits, play as often as you wish, whenever
and wherever you wish.

Years ago, both sons-in-laws began jumping out of closets when they
realized I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4288481</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An illuminating guide to the Book of Revelation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For anyone who has ever closed the Book of Revelation feeling more
confused than illuminated, Robert Charley‘s "The
Feast of Trumpets: Blueprint to Revelation" offers a fresh
lens, grounded in scholarship yet written with the warmth of a friend
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4287906</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A father’s second chance, told without illusions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rob Pilkenton, author of "Dad, Again," has written an
unflinching, deeply honest account of what it actually takes for a man
to become the father, husband and person he wishes he’d been the first
time around. He does this without ever asking the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4287905</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: The perils of looking cool]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Five police cars with flashing lights blocked the southern portion of
a major intersection. Broken glass, debris and twisted metal spread as
far as the eye could see. Partial remains of a horribly disfigured SUV
sat on a flat bed. A mangled sedan ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4283324</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In praise of the nosy neighbor: Why every mystery needs one]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all read a mystery featuring the dreaded curtain-twitcher, a
beady eye sweeping the street, the busybody, the local gossip, the old
lady asking too many pertinent questions for comfort. The nosy neighbor
is instantly recognizable and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4282696</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['The Scoop' is a sharp, addictive satire of the media machine]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author Erin Van Der Meer gained insider perspective and in-depth
experience as a journalist, which served her well in writing the
bitingly satirical debut novel, "The Scoop." 

It’s an irresistible, stay-up-late, guilty reading pleasure about
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4282695</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Now paging George Washington]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[George Washington is literally in the “pages of history.” A book
on the coffee table has money hanging out of it — not play money, real
money, as in a $1 bill.

I know in an instant the book belongs to a 12-year-old
granddaughter.

The girl ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4278025</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/18/2026</pubDate>
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