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In her first book, Alison James — a coffee shop therapist for New York’s most confident singletons — promises “Not your ordinary breakup survival guide.” Instead her book is meant to be sassy and edgy, offering women practical relationship advice with a “rip his head off twist.” She’s also engaged. So getting over your ex and finding someone new can be done!

Reach out and re-connect
If you have decided that it’s time to re-connect with someone from your past — an old friend, an ex-roommate, an estranged relative, a former co-worker or boss — or reach out to new people or groups, these are some suggestions that have worked for me.

July programs at the Women Supporting Women Center
Fairy Houses
How about an evening with the fairies? It entails a mini-lecture of about 20 minutes, a movie on how to build a fairy house, and of course everyone after the movie builds their own fairy house to take home with them. Women and their families welcome (Dads too!).

The Friendship Fountain
Friendships have the ebullient, recharging, tinkling essence of a fountain. They make us feel better. It’s as simple as that. Why is it not so simple to find them when the Barbies and beach balls of youth are replaced by the briefcases and baby bottles of adulthood?

Well-traveled
When I was younger I thought of vacation destinations as conquests. In conversation, I liked nothing better than the chance to remark on the vastness of Sao Paolo, Brazil’s sprawl, or the sophistication of Dusseldorf, Germany’s boutiques. I equated the systematic marking off places on a world map with being well traveled.

‘A Group of One’s Own’
Eight years ago, three local women started meeting at McDonald’s to form the Southern New Hampshire Women’s Writing Group (SNHWWG). That group expanded, and now five of the members collaborated to write a book to teach other women how to do that as well. “A Group of One’s Own: Nurturing the Woman Writer” does just that — and more.

Girls on the Run
“These girls are at such a fun age,” says Patty Lovejoy on a sunny Monday afternoon, watching the nine third- and fourth-grade girls as they make a wide lap of the fields at Stratham Memorial School. “They’re so open, and they’re supportive of each other.”

Alison’s Travels
Beneath River Run Bookstore on Commercial Alley in downtown Portsmouth lies a very valuable store you have to be something of an explorer to discover. Gulliver’s Travel specializes in travel books, accessories, literature, maps, and globes. The store offers everything from a map of Tajikistan to a book on traveling with kids in Ohio, to their top seller: caps for toothbrushes.

Poetic license
Cynthia Huntington, of Hanover, is the 2004-2009 New Hampshire State Poet Laureate. The laureate is appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, from a list submitted by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire.

Q&A with Hecate: You want this goddess on your side ...
Hecate, daughter of Titans, Perses and Asteria, and in a later incarnation of Zeus and Hera, arrives at the interview in her traditional dragon-drawn chariot. Having access to a fantasy closet, a tad out of the ordinary even for a goddess, she comes dressed in her lit-from-within, light-of-the-moon, beautiful maiden guise. Wearing a single, ethereal face, her head is topped by a crown of stars. To say she’s a stunner is an understatement.

Local stores are hot for short, pink and 'flouncy' clothes
Following the arrival of the summer heat, our winter and spring clothes can safely be packed away and shoved deep into storage. We can finally slip in something impractical; something whose sole purpose is to be pretty while preventing us from being naked. And this season, that’s what’s filling our stores—and our closets. Here’s what you can expect when you head to the mall or to any of the boutiques scattered around town.

Break out the grill
“Part of the thrill of using live fire is that you always have a chance of ruining your meal.” A great quote from Chris Schlesinger, owner of the East Coast Grill in Cambridge — and a very true one. Anyone who has ever cooked out on a grill has had the experience of seeing flames overtake the food or of opening the grill cover to see dry overcooked pieces of meat, but at a cook out, who cares? Having fun and enjoying summer are the important things.

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