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A Food Addict’s Waking Words — Before Stashing Cookie Dough Under the BBQ Lid

“I’m not well. God, please help me.” Those seven words popped to mind on a running loop today at 10:20 a.m.— when I woke for the fourth…

Jan 29, 2022

A Food Addict’s Waking Words — Before Stashing Cookie Dough Under the BBQ Lid

Jan 29, 2022

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Are Magazines on Their Deathbed?

My bedtime reading last night was the April InStyle Melissa McCarthy cover story. I slowly turned glossy pages instead of scrolling on my…

Apr 6, 2021

Apr 6, 2021

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I Know an Addict When I See One

And I definitely do — in the mirror. This is #1, Buttercup, in my flower-titled series on sugar addiction.

Jan 31, 2021

I Know an Addict When I See One

Jan 31, 2021

A Biker’s Guide to Truth, Beauty & Kindness

Pedaling the Cape Cod Rail Trail a couple of afternoons this summer, I realized that a simple bike ride is a metaphor for everyday…

Sep 28, 2021

A Biker’s Guide to Truth, Beauty & Kindness

Sep 28, 2021

Goodbye, Marshmallow Fluff

You held light, carefree memories of sack lunches at Cape Cod Bay and the rich fudge a Cape lady made just for me. But no more.

Sep 17, 2021

Goodbye, Marshmallow Fluff

Sep 17, 2021

Recovery Story #37, Wildflower Bouquet: Feeling Bad Can Lead to Wild Eating

My sugar/white flour addiction loves it when I wallow in darkness, self-pity and mental pain. After a day in bed, Miss Sugar, in her purple…

Jul 9, 2021

Recovery Story #37, Wildflower Bouquet: Feeling Bad Can Lead to Wild Eating

Jul 9, 2021

Recovery Story #36, Queen Anne’s Lace on Old Cape Cod

Is this delicate doily a graceful flower or an invasive weed? I say the first — and seeing it every summer brings back memories of walks…

Jun 23, 2021

Recovery Story #36, Queen Anne’s Lace on Old Cape Cod

Jun 23, 2021

The Kitten Imprint

The new striped baby in our home managed to tread quickly on my heart, leaving four soft pawprints. I didn’t know my spirit and soul would…

Jun 16, 2021

The Kitten Imprint

Jun 16, 2021

Addiction Recovery Story #35, Black King Pansy: Keep on the Sunny Side

I have a good, true sponsor in my 12-step program; a loving family; and supportive friends in my life and my group, but that Black King…

Jun 8, 2021

Addiction Recovery Story #35, Black King Pansy: Keep on the Sunny Side

Jun 8, 2021

I Was Sexually Harassed at the Blood Bank

Now I know — unwelcome advances happen everywhere, even in a donor lounge chair with your feet up in the air and a needle in your arm for…

May 30, 2021

I Was Sexually Harassed at the Blood Bank

May 30, 2021

Alice Garbarini Hurley

Alice Garbarini Hurley

Magazine maven, craft coffee lover, legal guardian. Passionate about fashion and lipstick — though it may not look that way when I dash to the supermarket.

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