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Regina Fried

I'm a writer living and working in Charlestown Township.
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Hey Buddy, Can You Spare Some Change?

One of life’s eternal questions popped up in my life last week: “Should you give money to a beggar?”

Why I Love Physical Books: Reason 1,367

Babies and children have taken to eBooks, but some of them, it seems, don't know the joys of real, physical, books.

Meditations on Chrusciki

When is a cookie more than a cookie? When it reminds us of what is important in our lives.

On Getting Along

If my criteria for relationships was that I would only have friends who shared my beliefs, I would be very lonely indeed.

Dear Fall: Thank you for visiting. Please come again.

My grandmother called fall "a season of death," but I call it "the perfect season" for these -- and a million other -- reasons.

You Are What You Listen To

What does the music we like say about us? And if you had to choose six songs to define yourself what would you choose?

Thank You.

Helping others may be its own reward, but would it kill you to say "thank you"?

Anger Can Be Good

Our leaders won't work together, and our country suffers because of this. And this makes me very angry. But why should we expect them to get along when we can't either?

Words to Live By

Last month, a driver talking on his cell phone ran a red light and hit my car so hard he could have ended my life. For my family, the national debate over distracted driving had hit home.

The Things We Save

One benefit of living in the Delaware Valley is that we’re safe from many natural disasters. But if I had to flee from one, as residents in the Midwest did to escape floodwaters, what would I save?

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