Family
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Staycation, All I’ve Ever Wanted?
Spring Break is almost here. Am I ready for it?
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Leap Year 2024
A poem that looks back on the last time the world had an extra day.
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Our Family Culture
Our parenting style isn't based on a label; it's simply the right match for our family.
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Order in the House
After a chaotic start to the year, I decide I need more structure in my life.
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Christkindlmarket Love: Twenty Years and Counting
It's been twenty years since I visited my first German Christmas market, and it's become a family tradition.
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Cincinnati, O-hi-o!
A few days in Cincinnati can be an adventure, too.
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Chicken and Rice
This essay first appeared in Scran Press on October 31, 2022. It is based on my travels to Hainan, China with my father's family in April 2002.
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Returning to My Roots
Welcome to LisaMacaione.com! An introduction and the poem "Ode to St. Charles: On the Occasion of the City’s 185th Anniversary and 30 Years as My Hometown"