“Michael Flatley’s Lord

Jan 10, 2025 | thegirlfriend.com | Tess Clarkson |“Michael Flatley’s Lord

Are you a woman who loves to travel? Do you enjoy swapping travel-related tips and tricks? Would you like to find a travel buddy? Then join our closed Facebook group, The Ethel On-The-Go, today. You'll love it!My winter holiday decorations are repacked in boxes stacked in a corner of my basement. Empty pots on my windowsill wait for flowers to bloom. I stare at them, longing to recover from the frenzy of the past few months. I need a temperate, majestic and quiet oasis.

May 31, 2024 | thegirlfriend.com | Tess Clarkson |“Michael Flatley’s Lord

Are any of you looking for new friends? Do you seek connections with other women? Then join our closed Facebook group, The Ethel Circle, today. We think you'll love it!Waiting on the sidewalk outside church under a cloudless sky, I scanned the crowd. My primary school classmates in plaid jumpers, navy slacks and white button-down shirts escorted their grandparents into the large stone structure. My toes curled inside my patent leathers.

Mar 13, 2024 | thegirlfriend.com | Tess Clarkson |“Michael Flatley’s Lord

While I unload the dishwasher, a podcast plays from my phone on the counter, letting me hear my favorite author talk about her book inspiration. While I drive to yoga, a podcast keeps me company and updates me on current events. Back home, folding laundry, I binge on a show about podcasting. More and more, I find myself searching for new podcasts. I love the convenience, the accessibility, the feel of listening to a show targeted to my specific interests and needs.

Jan 26, 2024 | thegirlfriend.com | Tess Clarkson |“Michael Flatley’s Lord

“Do it. I want more grandchildren,” my father said on the phone as I sat in my Manhattan apartment debating freezing my eggs. I missed my mother. She’d been dead for three years. It felt bizarre to speak with my 83-year-old dad about my declining fertility. “I’m not sure I even want kids,” I said, although I hated the thought of being almost 40 and alone. I was single and childless and nearly 1,000 miles from my family.

Jul 17, 2023 | thegirlfriend.com | Tess Clarkson |“Michael Flatley’s Lord

I slipped off the treatment table and into my shoes, feeling like I’d been drugged. For an hour my doctor’s acupuncture needles let me forget that I was a single lawyer with a pending layoff date during the Great Recession. I powered on my phone. I tried calling. Can’t get through. Eithne was on the plane that went down, flashed a new text. My world crashed. Air France 447 had disappeared without a trace after leaving Brazil; 228 passengers, including my friend Eithne, were on board.