Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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Shades of Blue
This painting, called High Jinx, would have been a dramatic centerpiece for our living room, which has light blue walls.
Aerograms, a Pen Pal, and a War
I mostly remember taking my fountain pen and writing tiny, neat lines to cram the most onto the aerogram sheet.
Repeating Fifth Grade
I started teaching on my 21st birthday, and my 36 students were just 10 or 11 years younger than I.
The Rose Garden
I still have her pictures somewhere on my phone, but more importantly, I have the memory of sharing those wonderful summer [...]
96 Tears
There are times when I regret thinking it was a good idea to have my own website when I don't know how it works.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Proper spelling has always come naturally to me, and I'm happy that I was able to pass that trait on to my children.
A Union Town
I come from Detroit. My family was in the automotive industry. My great uncle, Meyer Prentis (Uncle Meyer) was the Treasurer [...]
Ghosts
Or maybe that’s part of why I eventually “ghosted” him. I didn’t yet have the maturity, the empathy, the compassion that [...]
The Day I Discovered Socks Were Optional
Life before my Great Sock Liberation Day, as I call it with a yawn-inducing lack of drama, was a symphony of socks: cotton, [...]
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