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Stay away from scorpions

October 8, 1975 - Highland Park, Ill. My dear Shelly, I will write you a few lines that will bring you up-to-date. ..


Gnaddie. Gnaddie. Gnaddie.

I remember in the sad and fragile period after Mikey died, when I was so certain that my father’s heart ..


Coconut hairs in my mouth

If my father saw a blind man stranded at the curb of a busy intersection, he would stop his car ..


You Make a Better Door than a Window

Samuel Reuben delighted in delighting his children. We knew how very much we were loved by him, and we had ..


Sleeping Sam Stories

Samuel Reuben had an incredible mind. It danced forward, backward, up and down on a tightrope of unpredictability, always surprising, ..


You are my daughter

January 5, 1975 Dear Shelly, There is a blanket of snow over everything outside. It is great for making snowballs and temporary ..


Iconoclastic observations

General Headquarters Office of Samuel Reuben June 17, 1974 Dear Selma, Shelly, Linda & Chucky, I am writing this letter in quadruples to insure ..


Do you know how Ollie is?

When I called Ollie during my rare trips home, he remembered me. Every time. But I never gave him the ..


My father and Ollie

Ever since I left home, I always asked about Ollie when I came back. It wasn’t that it was at ..


The natural history of the soul

What follows is the first letter I received from my father after my brother, Michael, died. April 3, 1974 Dear Shelly, When nature ..


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