September 13, 2021

Essay

JH Mae is a feature journalist and short fiction writer based in rural northern New York.

Should we complain about misfortunes?

Don't give up on being young -- you can't bring it back when it's gone.

Have we evolved into a culture of fantasy and nit-picking?

If you don't know what life is about, good and bad alike, how will you prepare for it?

Which would you rather have? Money or happiness?

Is the trend towards casual dress a good thing?

Love, companionship, nuturing...it's all there with Maggie.

Well, peanut butter can be nutritious, can't it?

And are the beauty queens still beautiful? What about at their 40th reunion?

Do you see the flaws or the people you think have them?

Memories have a way of editing themselves -- especially holiday ones.

Oh, for the chance to get everything you ever wanted...but what do you really want?

Ten years later, twenty years later, such a different life, but still somehow the same...

A table for two, candlelight, a touch of fingertips...no, wait there's more to love than that...

This is why Amazon Prime is successful...

Wouldn't any woman want to have teeny feet like Barbie?

Hold a door open, pick up a book someone has dropped -- yes, the comfort of others!

Rich or poor, old or young, one thing we all share...

What will you find if you don't let fear stop you?

There's a much wider picture at work in our lives, as wide as the gulf between Life and Death...

Just do it when no one is looking...

Look around you -- it's happening even as you read this...

JH Mae has an expert opinion on expert opinions!

You're only as old as you feel...wait, noooo!

Spring arrives in March, or at least it's supposed to...

Part of the problem is that doctors like to play with ALL their toys...

Don't forget the ones who seem to know exactly when you're sitting down to dinner...

Is complication an evolutionary advantage?

How about matching socks and shoes?

Is there a link between the Terrible Twos and Road Rage?

A flock of geese, a troop of monkeys, a band of coyotes...what next?

The statement "Life isn't fair" probably was coined after the invention of donuts.

Oh, wait, what do I look like today?

Think you know what you're doing? Maybe you should take time for a second thought...

Ever wake up feeling like you just got beat up?

A good father is a precious treasure. Keep an eye on him and enjoy every moment with him you can.

They're short, they don't have all their teeth, and you have to keep an eye on them all the time. Is that cool?

How old do you have to be before you stop needing a keeper?

Ahhh, the narrow window of struttability...

Opinion

They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul...let's hope that the mouth is not the window to the brain...

Seriously, there are some things you don't need to ask about...