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Lisa Borders
Lisa Borders is the author of the novels The Fifty-First State and Cloud Cuckoo Land. She’s lived in the greater Boston area for twenty years and grew up in New Jersey, so don’t cut her off in traffic. Her website: lisaborders.com.
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June 2, 2021Coming in 2040: No Future, the First Punk Rock Nursing Home
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April 21, 2021House Hunting in 2021 Bingo
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March 3, 2021It’s Me, Your Former Junior High School Bully, and I’m Sorry to Inform You That Karma Hasn’t Caught Up With Me Yet
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April 8, 2020Unfollow, Unfriend, or Block: A Pandemic Guide
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November 1, 2019I’m the Woman From A-ha’s “Take on Me” Video, and Life With a Comic Book Character Has Been No Fairy Tale
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April 3, 2019Responses to the Question, “Why Didn’t You Ever Have Kids?”
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November 15, 2017Signs That You Are a Gen-Xer Going Through Menopause
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January 5, 2022A Note of Reassurance from Your School District Regarding Our Updated Omicron Policies
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January 14, 2022What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You
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December 31, 2021Oh My Fucking God, Get the Fucking Vaccine Already, You Fucking Fucks
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January 7, 2022Here’s Why You’re Wrong for Supporting Either In-Person or Virtual School
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January 18, 2022A Health Screening Questionnaire for Teachers