Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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Grace
Remember how, in her 70s, she walked four extra blocks in a snowstorm to save a few pennies on toilet paper?
Da Bears!
Thirty-five years after the giddy fun of singing the Super Bowl Shuffle and celebrating Da Bears’ victory, this former [...]
Green Onions
Of course I loved this Little Golden Book, whose main character had my name, the way I spelled it at the time.
Vincent
At 53, if someone had asked me who Vincent Van Gogh was, I’d have said, “he’s the guy who cut off his ear.” Shortly after my [...]
Sorting Old Pictures – A Bittersweet Effort to Put Life in Order
For some pictures, it was easy to say good riddance. But the photos of people I love – that’s another matter.
Stars
We ate ethereal soufflés and listened to the pianist sample the Great American Songbook till closing.
All That Jazz
All That Jazz We both grew up in classical music-loving families, and still keep our radio set to WQXR, though admittedly [...]
I got shot!
I got shot! Greeting du jour – “Got your shots?” RetroFlash / 6 Words – Dana Susan Lehrman
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