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Little Nana
This morning I decided to start my day with meditation, previously a daily practice that I have neglected during the last several years....
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Feb 1, 20245 min read
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Toyland Exit
This December 25th I will have 82 Christmases under my cap. I'll admit that I don't remember each and every one, but I recall 1952....
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Dec 13, 20235 min read
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Steady Ender
I was talking to my friend Anne the other day. We were exchanging stories about our childhoods growing up in Northeast Philadelphia. She...
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Dec 6, 20236 min read
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Move Over George Jetson
This past weekend our family cheered my sister on as she received her membership key to the ever-growing club of octogenarians. Of...
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Nov 29, 20234 min read
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THANKSGIVING 1952
A sudden rush of happy energy would race through my entire body like a surge of static electricity when from my back bedroom, upstairs on...
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Nov 20, 20235 min read
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Turn of Events
Part 1 Decisions, Decisions The setting for this story takes place during the school year of 1958-59, my senior year of high school, but...
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Nov 14, 20237 min read
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SUNDAY DINNER
These blog stories draw inspiration from my own experiences as jotted down in the piles of journals that span decades. Today’s story...
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Nov 6, 20233 min read
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REST IN PEACE
Stretched for about 300 feet down the block of row houses where I lived, were a variety of car models lined along the curb. These...
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Oct 31, 20236 min read
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