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To The Manner Born
To The Manner Born

To The Manner Born

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer Janet Garber To the manner born or Portrait of Paul Adam (1862–1920), writer (ca. 1900) print in high resolution by Georges de Feure. Original from The Public Institution Paris Musées. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. To The Manner Born My husband thinks he's to the manner born and likes to fancy himself a British lord of some import. He has quite a collection of fancy shirts, striped, checked, pale pink and white which he accessorizes with expensive, sometimes garish ties and gold cufflinks. His footwear is deeply tanned leather to match his roomy [...]

Every Family's Got One2022-01-12T09:30:26-05:00January 12, 2022|21 Comments

EFGO Storytellers at Bookshop.org

By EFGO Founder Barbara Herel Image from raw pixel.com Hey, we’ve launched a Bookshop store! Now you can find books written by EFGO storytellers that have been featured on our podcast, live shows, and blog. Talented folks including Dave Hill, Barbara Solomon Josselson, Lisa Leshaw, and Ann Imig. You’ll also find… Favorite book selections from Tony and me. Check it out! Buy a book & support your independent bookstore! Every purchase you make on Bookshop supports local, independent bookstores everywhere. It’s a win-win. We love promoting our storytellers! Do you have a book coming out? [...]

Every Family's Got One2020-12-07T10:18:18-05:00December 9, 2020|Comments Off

A Story About the Fine Art of Procrastination

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Janet Garber photo by rawpixel Alex has consecrated fifteen years to mastering the fine art of procrastination and manipulating it to his purposes. Yes, I do believe it began in the womb. Whatever it was he was doing there, he had no intention of stopping, until the doctor pried him forcibly out of his entrenched position with a giant pair of tongs. Every one of Alex’s appearances... and acts since has required a magician’s trick to coax, cajole, threaten, bribe Sir Alex to perform, conform, reform. Whether he’s to [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-07-11T14:36:23-04:00July 24, 2019|4 Comments