Melinda Blau

Writer, Speaker, Social Observer

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Consequential Strangers Offer Something a Soulmate Can’t

May 24, 2021 by Melinda Blau

How to Get a Surprising and Healthful “Shot” of Connection from Someone You Barely Know

Never Pass Judgment Until You’ve Walked in Their Shoes

May 19, 2021 by Melinda Blau

4 Accidental Lessons of Not-Learning a Language Note: You can also read this piece on Medium Meeting Judy When I first begin to spend time in Paris in 2009, a sorority sister introduces me by email to “Judy” (not her real name), her childhood friend from Great Neck.  Judy now lives in Montmartre and is […]

Dear Board of Directors: An Open Letter from Condo Owners Everywhere

May 11, 2021 by Melinda Blau

Dear Board of Directors… This letter is to remind you, members of “the Board,” that you work for us – the owners who elected you. It is written on behalf of all who own property in a condominium development.  We are everywhere – from the Pacific Northwest to South Florida. Canada, too.  Different populations; surprisingly […]

Mothers of Babies and Toddlers, Please Accept My Apology: Some Parenting Advice Is Easier to Write Than to Follow

May 9, 2021 by Melinda Blau

I’ve written eight books for parents.  Among them is a best-seller for which, twenty years later, mothers (and the occasional dad) still send thank-you notes. Many say it “saved” them. That makes me happy. But since October of 2019, when I rescued Rocky, I have felt increasingly guilty about some of the advice I doled […]

Ev Williams, Is Medium Ageist?

April 27, 2021 by Melinda Blau

Why Would A Platform That Champions Writers Exclude Anyone…Especially Seasoned Pros Photo by Jan Kopřiva on Unsplash   READERS OF THIS BLOG: This piece appeared first on Medium.   In the original version, which I hope you’ll read there if you’re a member, I tagged several writers whose work I’ve discovered over the last year and who, […]

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