Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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The Sunday Paper
Still, on a quiet Sunday there is nothing more relaxing than working my way through that pile of newspapers.
Astronauts on TV
My heart swelled with wonder and pride at the accomplishment the U.S. had made to fulfill the promise made by John Kennedy. [...]
Adon Olam
My beloved Rabbi Al Axelrad, who was the chaplain at Brandeis when I was an undergrad, retired many years later, but [...]
The Notes That Got Away
In just one trip to the Giant Eagle grocery store I hear about a drunken host with a mynah bird that spewed racial insults, a [...]
I Took a Ride in a B-24
My father enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 7, 1942, four months and thirteen days before his nineteenth birthday. [...]
Redlines, artists, and mobsters
All seemed very normal in this town, as long as you stayed in your lane.
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