Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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learning to ride a bicycle
im under 10 living in Miami. visiting younger cousins who live in central Maine. I have never ridden a bike. despite their [...]
Here Today, Gone to Maui
After five hours of nothing to see but clouds and water, it always took my breath away.
A war’s victims and survivors are the result of humanity’s betrayal
World War II murders and casualties overshadowed my childhood.
Two Charms Against Stress
The first charm is the card above, which was made for and given to me by my fairy godmother, Lenora Perkins. Lenora taught [...]
An Example of Resistance
“We are your bad conscience,” said one of the leaflets. “Everyone wants to exonerate himself from his share of the blame … [...]
Risky Business
(This story was originally written for the prompt: Changed My Life). As described in Over-Educated, Under-Qualified, I did a [...]
The Writing Life
The Writing Life Why do we write? For me words seem to come easily and I enjoy the writing process. (See Why I Blog) But [...]
“Unreal” Again ! “?”
Hello again readers and again my first attempt to try to write, which I can’t,because I’m partially paralyzed on [...]
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