{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Stephanie Golden","provider_url":"http:\/\/stephaniegolden.net\/writing_blog","author_name":"StephanieGolden","author_url":"http:\/\/stephaniegolden.net\/writing_blog\/author\/stephaniegolden\/","title":"Selected short pieces ~ Stephanie Golden","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PYwP0puJGJ\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephaniegolden.net\/writing_blog\/selected-short-pieces\/\">Selected short pieces<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/stephaniegolden.net\/writing_blog\/selected-short-pieces\/embed\/#?secret=PYwP0puJGJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Selected short pieces&#8221; &#8212; Stephanie Golden\" data-secret=\"PYwP0puJGJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/stephaniegolden.net\/writing_blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"\u201cMy Father\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s Romance,\u201d in Loving Arrangements: Stories About Modern Living and Loving, edited by Nan Bauer-Maglin and Daniel E. Hood Click the link above for a PDF of my essay in this anthology. I\u2019ve also included the table of contents so you can see the full array of alternative living and loving arrangements described by the 28 other contributors. They include married couples who live in separate cities and single people in communes and cohousing, \u00a0plus varied takes on the practice and ethics of having multiple partners. Close friends form a chosen family; couples\u00a0 navigate the shifting boundaries of[...]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/stephaniegolden.net\/writing_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cover-reduced.jpg"}