Elisse Gabriel
Luff, Mudder: A tribute to the most prolific writer I know
I’m not by nature a hoarder, but I do have multiple boxes in storage filled with letters. Hundreds of them, adding up to thousands of...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
The Good, the Bad, and the Putrid
For my husband David’s birthday, we decided to celebrate overnight in Santa Barbara. We needed to be in Southern California for a...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Aug 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Serenity Prayer, Covid Edition
After waking up to the smell of smoke and ash this morning, my son Noah observed that what we’re living through right now is eerily...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jul 25, 2020
- 2 min
Dodging Word Mines
I cannot remember a time when the writing we put out into the world was met with such intense scrutiny and loaded meaning as it is today....
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
How to Recharge When Zoom Leaves You Zapped
Last March, when we were just beginning to shelter in-place, I had a Zoom meeting with a new client. I kept noticing his eyes darting...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Things My Dog Could Teach the President
Right now, we need true leadership. We need someone who can project common decency, humanity, kindness, and compassion. Tragically, our...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Apr 16, 2020
- 3 min
Are You Sure It’s Not Tuesday?
We have a New Yorker 365-Day Cartoon calendar on our kitchen table, a gift that serves as an entertaining reminder of what date it is....
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Elisse Gabriel
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
At a Loss for Words? I Can Help You Find Them
My nephew shared a diagram from CU Boulder this morning entitled, “Who do I want to be during COVID-19?” The darkest zone is the Fear...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine
"As soap is to the body, so laughter is to the soul." —Yiddish Proverb My father, who turned 80 in February, remains among the most...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Websites that Pop: Get Started & Get Noticed with These 7 Simple Steps
Now that we're sheltering in place, communicating and advertising online is essential, especially for those of us who need to keep our...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
The Healing Power of Writing: Put Your Fingers to Keyboard and Your Mind at Ease
Ernest Hemingway wrote some of his greatest novels on a Corona typewriter. So did Agatha Christie, Tennessee Williams, and Dr. Seuss. Tom...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Mar 15, 2020
- 3 min
7 Tips for Actually Getting Work Done While Working from Home
We've experienced a major shift in our work lives in recent days, including the absence of a daily commute to the office as more and more...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
Sometimes the Path to Success is to Simply Listen
A colleague referred me to a client who was in a bind—he needed to make substantial changes to a journal article profiling his Silicon...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jan 25, 2020
- 5 min
20 Years, 20 Lessons: Takeaways from Life as a Freelancer
When I began my first job fresh out of grad school as the editor of a publication for K–12 students, I kept a printout of editor's marks...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Dec 12, 2019
- 2 min
Magic Happens When You Put Pen to Paper
Do you remember the days when your mailbox would be filled with holiday cards—real, actual, hand-written cards? I loved receiving them,...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jul 2, 2019
- 2 min
My Cinderella Moment
I lost my silver clog the other day, a shiny patent leather Dansko that was, along with its partner, my go-to footwear for errands, dog...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jun 14, 2019
- 2 min
This Time I Blew It
Most people associate auditions with acting or voice-overs or music. As a writer, I often have to audition, too. My first writing test...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jun 10, 2019
- 2 min
The Memories of Others
I was raised to believe that “our souls live on in the memories of others.” In other words, the type of person we are our in our...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jun 6, 2019
- 1 min
Products that Pop off the Shelves
There’s more to this glass than meets the eye. Sure, it has a lovely faceted tulip shape, but the picture already tells that story. The...
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Elisse Gabriel
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
Leave Your Ego at the Door
One of the best pieces of professional advice I’ve ever received was to “leave your ego at the door” while editing someone else’s work or...
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