by Colette Freedman | Apr 24, 2017 | Chick Stuff, Films, Lacrosse, Sports, Writing
25 years ago, I uprooted my entire life. I was enjoying a successful career as a field hockey and lacrosse coach and my future was determined… it had pretty much been determined since I was a little girl. Kindergarten to Graduate School, playing sports along the...
by Colette Freedman | Mar 8, 2017 | Chick Stuff
I have found the fountain of youth… and unlike Ponce de León, I am going to share my secret. Here’s the thing. I used to have acne. Bad, bad, bad, bad, BAD acne. Remarkably, I wasn’t a prepubescent pimply teen. No, I escaped the trauma of high school hideousness and...
by Colette Freedman | Jun 19, 2016 | Lacrosse, Random Musings, Sports
When it comes to the news, my dad is, hands down, the most well-read person on the planet. And that is not an exaggeration. We’ve been getting 13+ papers delivered to the house for as long as I can remember. While I understand Dad does not seem to be terribly...
by Colette Freedman | May 14, 2016 | Anomalies, Books, Writing
I love independent bookstores. I have since I was a little girl and I used to spend all of my birthday and babysitting money on books. My parents would take me to our local bookstore and I’d proudly shell out five bucks on a paperback which I’d devour in a day. And...
by Colette Freedman | Apr 11, 2016 | Writing
I’m angry. I am so fucking angry at Alzheimer’s. Today is my best friend Jill’s birthday. She is 79 years old and the last ‘real’ birthday we spent together was when she was 75. It was only four years ago that her blue eyes shined, her stunning face glowed and...
