Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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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 [...]
All is Fair
And yet, somehow, I have experienced cotton candy, apple fritters, kettle corn, corn dogs, Indian tacos and bannock, and have [...]
How Cheating has Changed
It’s hard to explain to my grandkids what honesty looks like. And I certainly can’t tell them that cheaters never prosper.
Cub Scout March
My mother volunteered, or was more likely pressured, into becoming the assistant den mother--a less likely role for her I [...]
Roger and His Calvins
Craig gained additional notoriety in 1990 when he appeared in newspaper ads modeling Calvin Klein briefs—and nothing else.
Catskill Weekend
Catskill Weekend J was my husband’s college roommate and the two have been very close since then. In fact J and his [...]
Remembering An Affair to Remember
Amazingly, An Affair to Remember, the movie women of my generation shed pools of tears over, just turned sixty-four.
Writing That Paper
Though he is five years my elder, my brother and I have always been close. He is super-smart and he did help me with some [...]
Silence.
They said silence is gold…but they lied, Silence is the reason you care, don’t deny! Something up there is walking untold, [...]
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