Notes from the Dishwasher Café

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“I’m engaging in seeking behavior,” I said to my husband, who was calling from Boston. He wanted to know what I was up to, and I couldn’t lie: I was…
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Caroline Manring
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THE INTELLECT IS A CHEAP PARTY TRICK
-OR- When you get to the last subway stop of the Thinking Brain Railway (known for its bad mixed drinks and excellent junk food), no matter how sweetly…
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Caroline Manring
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THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE
Readers, I have assembled a bunch of Cafe essays into a manuscript, and am in the process of searching for a print home for them. One possible publisher…
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Caroline Manring
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A READING FROM THE BOOK OF DOLPHIN
If you are looking at something and you find that you’re starting to drool, here is an opportunity to learn. What we’re drawn to speaks of both our…
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Caroline Manring
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SANDBOX MEETING
My husband and I recently had the unusual opportunity to drop our kids off at preschool together. The reason this is fun is it’s a hilarious preschool…
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Caroline Manring
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Shop of work
Readers, The most work gets done when play is involved. Writing is Joy and I are offering a 90-minute workshop on revision 5/1 (that’s Monday!), and we…
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Caroline Manring
PENNSYLVANIA
The only place I’ve gone, since November 2018, is Pennsylvania. I came here to run an ultramarathon a few Octobers ago, and now I’m here for a poetry…
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Caroline Manring
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Notes from the Dishwasher Café
Honest takes on the hard work of being human by a working poet, parent, teacher. [Involves feral toddlers, ultramarathons, writerly grievances & whatever other disasters tug meaning from the chaos. Helping you laugh, so you can breathe a little easier.]
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