Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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Ghostwriting in the Family
Ghostwriting in the Family When I was in high school I don’t remember anyone making a big fuss over college admissions. In [...]
Creative cooking with what we have
It didn't help that mom and grandma didn't write anything down. "You'll know when it's done ... just add a shake of that ..." [...]
Radio, Radio
I particularly liked the weekly feature from StoryCorps, personal stories narrated by one family member to another. Probably [...]
How it Was and Is
Maybe my mother did not have the shopping gene or never shook off the Depression and Protestant ethos, but she seems to have [...]
Rhonda and the Only Guy in Class
I was at community college in 1972 and scrambling to fill my class roster for the semester. Womens’ Studies was one of [...]
Memories of Cars Past
I needed something more reliable. My hours were irregular, public transportation spotty, and I lived too far from the [...]
Catch-22
There’s a gun in a case near Garth’s side of the bed. It looks mean. I’m afraid to touch it let alone pick it up. [...]
Sold Out!
Sold Out! I love theatre and go pretty regularly, often with my fellow theatre-loving friend Babs. And although we’re both [...]
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