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Aah...Youth

So there we were. Four friends: Margaret, twenty-one; her sister Justine, twenty-five; and their mother Pegeen, eternally young ..


Mr. Pearlbott

He was a short, slight man in his mid-fifties with a pleasant face and thinning hair. His last name ..


Eyes Right

This is one of my favorite columns, and I am re-publishing it today in honor of our veterans. Because I live ..


The magic! The magic!

There are certain days when magic is as necessary as breathing and as predictable as your next blink. You ..


Telephones: If they were invented last

By Shelly Reuben And so, Clarissa sent Poppy an email inviting her former college roommate to dinner at Le Café on, ..


Mom’s geraniums

I am not sure why my mother’s geraniums popped into my head last night. But they did. Gigantic, ..


Movie Date ... Holding hands at the Colonia

Come with me. We are going to take a trip into the past.  We will stay just a short time.  ..


John Steinbeck reminds us …

Most of us have read a book or two by John Steinbeck. Possibly The Peal – about an innocent ..


Ennui and the Elf

Once upon a time, there was a little, mischievous elf. His hair was sliver-blond, his eyes were silver-blue and ..


The Makebelievers

They spend more time alone than almost anyone, Able to stand long hours in line Without seeming to get bored. They stare at, ..


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