Category Archives: Memoir

Joanie Pony

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Sorry, guys. This is going to be a sad one. I got some very bad news last week. My beautiful, gifted, fabulous cousin, Joan Hertzberg, died tragically of complications from a yet-to-be determined brain disease. This is especially ironic because … Continue reading →

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To A Tee

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Ellen Ross

IMPORTANT AUTHOR’S NOTE: I love my comments section- and the people who write them. The comments add enormously to my enjoyment- and to that of all my other readers. To that end, I’ve always wanted to make the process quick … Continue reading →

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“What will you do when you get lonely?….”

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Ellen Ross

I had to buy a new phone recently. I had nursed my old Nokia along for eight years, but finally, it gave up the ghost. So over to T-Mobile I went and plunked down my hard-earned cash for a brainy … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Music, pop culture | 13 Comments

Hot Diggetty Dawg

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Ellen Ross

I always watch what I eat. I don’t like junk food. Empty calories are an anathema to me. I can say no to every dessert on the planet. (Except Chuckles.) Chocolate leaves me cold. Coffee? Never tasted it. Booze? Don’t … Continue reading →

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I Feel Good

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Ellen Ross

By now most of you faithful readers know that my last husband was young. Like very young. Like one month older than my youngest child young. But you may not know that he was a Julliard-trained, scholarship-winning musician and composer. … Continue reading →

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443

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Ellen Ross

When I was in sixth grade at the Avoca School in Wilmette, Illinois a new girl from Maywood joined our class. Her name was Barbara R. and she quickly became my … well everything. My role model and my … Continue reading →

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Ghost

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: This post is dedicated to Kevin G. Thanks for the handsome pen, buddy. But then you always did have great timing. As usual, Tolstoy said it best. He said that when he was born, he didn’t know if he … Continue reading →

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Soup Nazi

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Ellen Ross

A funny thing happened to me at lunch recently. Twice. I was invited to partake of the mid-day meal by two different gentleman on two separate occasions. Nice, right? I thought so. I love a good lunch invite with friends/colleagues … Continue reading →

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The Catch

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Once upon a time- after a brief romance abruptly ended- I carried a torch. I admit it. The gentleman in question had broken up with me and I pined. And I languished. And I re-lived every glorious moment we had … Continue reading →

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UNion 9-2800

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Growing up in Wilmette, Illinois was pretty idyllic for my brother Kenny and me. Life was small-town and carefree. But there was one cloud that loomed over our sunny, Mayberry existence. Our mother was terribly phobic. Dogs, airplanes, elevators, cabs, … Continue reading →

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