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Melanie Tucker

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Mar 20, 2026 • Psychology Today

Melanie Tucker: Fall, why aren't you here already?

Somebody told me the other day it was only 100 days to Christmas and I admit to getting a little too...

Sep 18, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: Can we talk for just a few minutes?

There are days when I feel like I work as a door-to-door salesman except I’m not going door to doo...

Sep 11, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: What to keep and what to let go

We are just days away from gathering at my mom’s house to take inventory of what’s still there a...

Aug 28, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: Adele McKenzie and decades of newsprint

I noticed a box sitting in the hallway near the front entrance to our building on Thursday. As I was...

Aug 14, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: Pass the chicken and dumplin's

As someone who’s remained in my original profession my entire life, there are times when I think a...

Jul 24, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: Documenting a life of discovery

We’ve established that I love music and books and purchasing t-shirts from everywhere I visit. My ...

Jul 10, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: From there to here in 30-plus years

There are only two other people in this building besides me that have seen what I’ve seen over the...

Jul 03, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: Adventures closer to home

After a recent trip to the Jersey Shore, I will probably be staying close to home for the next few m...

Jun 26, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: When no one is watching

There are calls that when you see them pop up on your phone, you make time to answer. One of those f...

Oct 28, 2024 • thedailytimes

Melanie Tucker: The inspiring people around every corner

I recently put together a list of my top stories for 2025. They represented what I considered milest...

Jan 01, 2026 • thedailytimes

Melanie Tucker: With Pippi Longstocking to guide me

My love of reading dates back to my early childhood. One of my favorite books in that stage of life ...

Dec 18, 2025 • thedailytimes

Melanie Tucker: It's not the Christmas tree, it's the memories it makes

Growing up, we never had a live Christmas tree, at least not that I can remember. I recall we had on...

Dec 04, 2025 • thedailytimes

Melanie Tucker: What keeps us up at night

I was in line a few days ago checking out with my cart full of groceries. The cashier and bagger wer...

May 07, 2026 • thedailytimes

Melanie Tucker: Who, What and Where?

Being an inquisitive person, I walk around puzzled a lot. Take for instance the other day when I cam...

May 15, 2026 • The Daily Times

Tucker: The missing pieces do matter

I went through my childhood and early adulthood not knowing anything about my dad’s side of the fa...

May 22, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: My self-help line

Reading is my pastime, that and working word search puzzles, except on days when the outdoors beckon...

May 01, 2026 • The Daily Times

Melanie Tucker: Lessons from a 'collector'

I drive into the garage just the other day and see Joe has resurrected an old joke between us. There...

Apr 24, 2026 • The Daily Times