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Route 46 by
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Route 46 was the go-to road from my early childhood in the 1950s to the day in 1972 that I left New Jersey for good.
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The Coming Year by
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Prompted By Resolutions

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    Do less. Feel more. Write true.    
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Last Letter Standing by
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Prompted By Holiday Letters

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The one letter I get every year, without fail, is from my longtime friend Jan.
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Python for Christmas by
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Prompted By Comic Relief

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By Christmas eve, I was both sleep deprived and overstimulated ... As midnight approached, I felt positively grinchy.
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Let’s Give ’em Something to Talk About by
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Prompted By Gossip

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We didn't think too much of it; at least, I didn't think much of it until ...
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Dr. Byrne’s Office by
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Prompted By Family Medicine

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Dr. Byrne's office was in his home in East Orange, New Jersey ... What first struck me whenever I entered was olfactory ...
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Broken Chain by
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Prompted By Chain Letters

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I didn't have a lot of friends in middle school, so I might have run out of friends to target for passing the letters along.
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Halloween Grinch by
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Prompted By Trick or Treat?

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As a kid I loved Halloween, but grownups have co-opted it.
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Arnold Palmer by
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Prompted By Lemons to Lemonade

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Something about the half lemonade and half tea ... symbolizes how so many of us are making do.
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The Good Fairy of Parking by
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Prompted By Parking

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Ever since I can remember, my mother could find a parking place anywhere.
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