Today's Randomly Selected Stories
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Harvard Interview, My Warring Privileges
In the mid-1960s I went to a tony prep school in greater LA, now known as Harvard-Westlake, then simply Harvard School (no [...]
My Five-year Desk Project
Of course, like all woodworkers, I could show you every place where I made a mistake, where the final project is not perfect [...]
one of four
I am the oldest of four children born to a Mom who graduated from high school and a Dad who left school in the eighth grade. [...]
Thank You For Your Service
Our veterans are some of the most special people in our world. They have sacrificed so much for our freedom and [...]
Terror comes to the Berkshires: a “true-crime” laundry story
Berkshire County can feel like a very sleepy backwater when we have to wait for hours while a bomb squad with a robotic [...]
Sheltering in Place
Sheltering in Place Back in early February – which now seems a lifetime ago – my husband Danny was told by his [...]
This Little Light of Mine
Chanukah has always been my favorite holiday. Not because of the gifts — my parents actually gave us our gifts on Dec. [...]
Chafing at “Charity”
I knew what they were doing, they were helping me out, but they were doing it in a way that allowed me to feel as if I were [...]
Writing for Retrospect
Writing for Retrospect Altho I’ve RetroFlashed about my feelings for Retrospect, there’s more to say about this wonderful [...]
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