Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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Good Night and Good Luck Retroflash
I didn’t learn who McCarthy was until much later. And I know now why news is so important.
Street Fighting [Wo]man
I was seventeen years old and I was ready to learn how to be a revolutionary.
Father and Daughter* (RetroFlash)
His cardinal rule: to the outside world we must always present a united front.
Omni
For years, I subscribed to Omni magazine. They gave me concrete visions of the future, belief in possibility. While The [...]
Easter & Dressing Up for Church
Faith takes the form of Easter hats, nursing uniforms, Bach and carrot soup.
Stendhal Syndrome at the National Portrait Gallery
I hadn't heard of this syndrome before it happened to me. At first I was surprised, but then later understood why it happened [...]
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Proper spelling has always come naturally to me, and I'm happy that I was able to pass that trait on to my children.
What did we know?
Many kids had cap guns in holsters on their hips. These were loaded with red strips which were impregnated with dots of [...]
New Year’s Tradition
We learned long ago that going out on New Year’s Eve was just something we didn’t want to do. Everything [...]
Genius Dog
I posted this story in response to the prompt, “Lightning.” But it’s really a story about the most [...]
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