Elena Bowes

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marriage

August 25th, 2022 | Ponderings

Being a Catastrophist Is Not the End of the World

After being divorced for 15 years, I finally changed the name on my passport back to my maiden name Bowes. I don’t know why I had been dragging my heels,…

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March 17th, 2022 | Ponderings

Throwing Stretch Under the Bus, Again

“I’m dedicating this weekend to making a digital photo album for all our wedding celebrations,” Stretch informs me. I don’t say anything. We’re  driving to Old Greenwich in Connecticut. It’s…

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July 2nd, 2021 | Ponderings

Marriage, Round II – A Month In and Still Going Strong

I’ve been married for a good month now and we’re still going strong—only a lifetime to go. When I got married the first time at twenty-five, a lifetime together seemed…

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May 12th, 2021 | Ponderings

Conscious Uncoupling – A Decade Later

I went for a stroll in my London hood before my flight back to America. It was a gorgeous day—the sky a cloudless Cerulean blue and the air warm and weightless…

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March 31st, 2021 | Ponderings

Is Stretch My LeBron?

This morning as I was making my 2nd cup of coffee, I started to feel a bit peckish. I noticed there was only one banana on the kitchen counter. The…

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