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Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive

Mother Once a Native American man told me that if you lie face down with head pointed north and feet pointed south the earth [...]

by Jim Willis

Twenty-eight years ago this week, danger came in the form of domestic terrorists striking Oklahoma City.

by Suzy

This painting, called High Jinx, would have been a dramatic centerpiece for our living room, which has light blue walls.

by Marian

Once I got home and opened the box, I realized the fan was in several pieces ... my heart sank ...

by Dave Ventre

But I wasn't raised in Jersey City.

When I think of photo booths, I think of freaking out in an MRI tube.

by Marci

This is a bit long, but the prompt made me get this out. Now, 37 years later, it seems rather dramatic, but this was really [...]

by Suzy

What happened when a new principal tried to impose a dress code in a high school where the students wouldn't follow anyone [...]

by Marian

All seemed very normal in this town, as long as you stayed in your lane.

by Kathy Porter

Past inaugurations have also brought dramatic changes in approaches to governing.