Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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This is a Developing Story
But if one was the picture-perfect-postcard of a vacation the other was the photographic negative from which it was printed.
Leap Day 2020
Leap Day 2020 by Dorothy Rice Yesterday, February 28, was my anniversary. I suppose “our anniversary,” would be the better [...]
Mr Bucco and the Ginger Cat
Mr Bucco and the Ginger cat My parents’ first house was on a shady street in the Bronx bought after WW II on the GI bill. My [...]
Girl Stories
I was an exuberant reader, often reading by flashlight under the covers when I was supposed to be sleeping. I heard my 3rd [...]
I Need A Hug!
There was hand sanitizer at every place setting, the centerpiece was a bowl filled with rubber gloves, and for desert we had [...]
Suitcases without wheels
Why did it take so long for someone to come up with the idea of putting wheels on suitcases? I can remember so many trips, [...]
A Little Dab’ll Do Ya!
First, to set the scene: My dad and I are sitting on the couch on a Friday night (a Friday night that we don’t go to [...]
Gotta Sing
I LOVE TO SING. I have sung as long as I can remember. My mother sang Broadway show tunes to me while she bathed me when I [...]
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