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Shelley Moench-Kelly

Contributing Writer

Shelley Moench-Kelly is a freelance writer and editor from Vermont via Los Angeles and Tokyo. Her freelance clients include Google, L'Oreal Paris, and MedEsthetics magazine.

My summer as a Dallas Cowboys 'call girl'
A rotary telephone.
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My summer as a Dallas Cowboys 'call girl'

How I lost 110 pounds in 18 months
Weight loss.
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How I lost 110 pounds in 18 months

Living as an introvert in an extrovert's world
Oddball.
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Living as an introvert in an extrovert's world

I pretended to be British to avoid being bullied for my race
Your racial identity can be dangerous.
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I pretended to be British to avoid being bullied for my race

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The day I found out my mother was a hoarder
Hoarders comes in all different shapes and sizes.
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The day I found out my mother was a hoarder

How a sip of beer killed my closest friend
Reflecting on the loss of a friend is a difficult but necessary undertaking.
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How a sip of beer killed my closest friend

How to identify — and survive — a toxic boss
A toxic boss could take over your life.
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How to identify — and survive — a toxic boss

Why I fled Los Angeles for small-town New England
The high stress of the city is not for everyone.
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Why I fled Los Angeles for small-town New England

Goodbye again: What it's like to lose both parents to Alzheimer's
Losing one parent to Alzheimer's disease is hard enough.
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Goodbye again: What it's like to lose both parents to Alzheimer's

I desperately wanted children. Here's how I learned to live without them.
A woman tries to conceive for 10 years.
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I desperately wanted children. Here's how I learned to live without them.

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