Every Man I’ve Ever Known Reached Out Over the Holidays

Maria Newsom
3 min readJan 27, 2020
Photo By Maria Newsom, Cookie by Kevin Castro

What was it about this latest holiday season that made guys crawl out of the egg and dart crown molding and offer a peck on the cheek under my mistletoe?

Okay, I didn’t hear from my third-grade crush, but pretty much everyone else checked in, either in person, via phone, text, direct message, eCard, or even a throwback, glitter-shedding Christmas greeting. The list…

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Maria Newsom

Amicably-divorced mom to 2 adolescent males & a lizard. My writing & loosely-measured recipes live at marianewsom.com — sign up there for my newsletter. she/her