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Father and Son
2023-11-24Writing, painting or music can often capture the splendor of the best of life, but occasionally life mirrors art. An experience occurred recently that...
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Is There Really a Prince Charming?
2023-11-24A lot of girls grow up thinking that a Prince Charming roams the skies and the plains just waiting for that special moment to zoom into their lives, s...
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Love Letters
2023-11-24This past Christmas season, my husband, two daughters and I traveled to Spencer, West Virginia, to visit my parents. During this visit, I decided to e...
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Scarecrow
2023-11-24Hey, ‘Bones,’ ” my brother, Parker, asked me, "what are you going to be for Halloween?" The elementary school party starte...
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There Are No Vans
2023-11-24I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was standing there with a huge box ...
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Roger Maris and Me
2023-11-24I grew up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium and just fell in love with baseball.When Roger Maris came to the New York Yankees from the Kansas City Athle...
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Lady, Are You Rich?
2023-11-24They huddled inside the storm door—two children in ragged outgrown coats. "Any old papers, lady?”I was busy. I wanted to say no&mdash...
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To Any Service Member
2023-11-24During the Persian Gulf War, I was stationed aboard the naval amphibious ship USS Nassau. As a senior Marine intelligence analyst, my workdays were ro...
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The Santa Claus on I-40
2023-11-24The wipers struggled to push the heavy, wet snowflakes off the windshield while they kept rhythm to Wllie Nelson singing "On the Road Again."...
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The World’s Greatest Stand-Up Comedian
2023-11-24My bubbe, may she rest in peace, was one sharp lady. If she’d been born in a different time and place, she could have been president of the Unit...