Suprise Me

In a dark time… by
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Prompted By Hello Darkness

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Doggedly, I record signs of the coming light.
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Co-creation by
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Prompted By Parenthood

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    Co-creation   My children birthed me many times through our time together; we have labored over Our relationship Our independence Our interlocked destinies.   We have adventured as “family,” fought as friends do, with our least selves held in honor at some core level, while our higher selves offered bridges of joy and…
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Embracing Sarah Bernhardt by
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Prompted By Protests

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As I grew older, I learned to embrace the Sarah Bernhardt in me. I came to see it as having the courage of my convictions and the ability to stand up for what I believed.
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The Sunday Paper by
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Prompted By Newspapers

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Still, on a quiet Sunday there is nothing more relaxing than working my way through that pile of newspapers.
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Alumni Choir by
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Prompted By Traditions

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My own family has no traditions to speak of, but when I arrived at the National Music Camp in 1964 (now the Interlochen Arts Camp), it was full of traditions. Some I would help add. Camp had been around since 1928 and became an integral part of my life for decades. Now I just send…
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Tennis Woes by
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Prompted By Hobbies

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Tennis Woes I’ve written recently about my pickleball addiction and also about my long,  and rather lackluster tennis career and my parents’ unforgivable role in it.  (See Pickled) Here’s more about that disappointing chapter in my sporting life. My parents were both athletic,  in facf my father was a really good tennis player in his…
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Glory Days by
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Prompted By Anniversaries

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These are the anniversaries important to me (in no particular order).
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Unspoken Words by
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A dad's teachings can come in a simple gesture of kindness.
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A New Season by
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Prompted By The Four Seasons

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September was my birthday, it was the start of a new school year, the sticky summer was through, the air was crisp and I might even have some new clothes. Of course it was my favorite.
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If I heard it once by
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"Oh, Warren."
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