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Welcome to The Bridges of Manhattan County, a blog about life, laughter, and the pursuit of whoever you want to be!

What is bridge?

Bridge, also known as "contract bridge," is a card game.

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What is life?

How the hell are we supposed to know? That's the purpose of this blog, is it not? That's what we're ALL trying to figure out...

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Who are we?

We are bridge players. Who are you?

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Magical Moments

How many of my readers live in New York City? As some of you may know, living here can be rough, and even that is an understatement.  Any daily commute is crowded.  The subways smell like piss.  Some of the people can be even worse.  So many New Yorkers feel “entitled” simply because they live in one of the most expensive cities […]

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Losing Loved Ones

Prince. Dana Lorge. Robert Sambursky. All were lost too soon… Someone the whole world knew. Someone a large community knew. And someone I knew. All were lost too soon… It always amazes me when people take the death of a celebrity so personally.  Most of us never knew the celebrity that died, and yet, some of us feel as though we lost a […]

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I Found a Literary Agent!

Today, I got one step closer to publishing my children’s book! Wait, what!?  You didn’t know that I wrote a children’s book!? Well, I did.  And it’s awesome!  And yes, I get it.  I’m bias.  But even so, my story is current and classic all at the same [once upon a] time. I actually wrote this story years ago.  One of […]

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Getting Married

Today is my husband’s and my anniversary. Thank you. Two years in and we’re still going strong!  (Check back with me in another two years though….Just Kidding!) Seriously though, the reason I’m so excited is because we have FINALLY reached the planning stages of our wedding reception!  Yup, that’s right.  We’ve been married for two years, together for three, and […]

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I’m With Her, But I’m Also With Him…

No.  I’m not bi.  Well, maybe.  But I sort of think EVERYONE is bi, just on different degrees.  But we’ll save all that for a whole other post… No.  I’m talking Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders. Yes.  I think Hillary Clinton should be our next President of the United States. Yes.  I know she’s said some things in the past […]

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Leap Day

It’s Leap Day! It also happened to be bridge night. Now, I’m not usually one to take extra advantage of Leap Day, but to some, today is an extra day to do something–anything–so long as it’s a positive activity.  Do something MORE.  Do something you might never do on the boring other 365 days of the year.  The expression, “Seize […]

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Family Comes Around

This week at bridge, one of our regulars had quite a remarkable story to share… To start, I will refer to this friend as Sean. Sean is a doctor who grew up in the south.  Sean comes from a very religious background.  Sean, however, is gay, and his family doesn’t necessarily approve. Sean has a wonderful husband.  Both Sean and […]

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What To Do When Things Get Normal

I just realized that I forgot to post last week.  Oops… But why?  Why did I forget to post?  Bridge was fun as always.  But did we talk about anything different and unique?  At this point, I forget.  Which makes me think… Are things just “normal” right now?  Am I in a rut? Yes.  And no.  (My favorite answer!) Yes, […]

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In Loving Memory of Marie Bernard

I had to miss bridge this week.  I don’t like skipping bridge, but every now and then a work meeting comes up, or I have to schedule a meeting with my illustrator (I’m currently writing a children’s book). This Monday, however, I had to ditch bridge so that I could travel home to Boston…for a funeral.  I know you’re gonna ask […]

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The Change Up

This week, our 90-years-young host was on vacation, so one of the other couples graciously decided to host bridge at their place.  The appetizers were just as delicious.  The conversations were just as delightful.  The only thing different was the atmosphere, and this one just so happened to include the most adorable dog one will ever meet. My husband and […]

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