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If there were a fitting phrase to describe my academic prowess in elementary school, I believe I would have been described as an “airhead”, My elementary school reports were mediocre. My kindergarten report card was sprinkled with a few “N’s” for “Needs Improvement”, and the comment on my kindergarten report card was “talks too much…
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A Family Heirloom, treasured, but never used.
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My family was one of the last in our community to get a television. Although my Dad was quite a “news wonk”, his current events information came from newspapers. and radio. Even after we got a t.v. I don’t recall our family watching the news very much. The legendary names of the broadcasting greats from…
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“You’re giving the baby the plain middle name of 'Jane' when you’re already sticking her with the name 'Sara'”?
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School summer vacation compositions......ugh
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Nostalgia for letter writing in the old fashioned way.
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But here we were, far from home, fresh, excited and full of expectations. Even the toilet paper was an adventure as we filed into our first English restroom. “Government Property” was printed on its waxy finish
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My Father's Religion was the Democratic Party
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I left the big bad city for a safe haven.
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In westerns, Sarah was always the “good woman”, never a dance hall gal.
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Thank you, Esther Perrin!
Prompted By Favorite Teacher
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My Grandmother’s Treasures
Prompted By What I Own That's Older Than I Am
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And That’s The Way It ……Was
Prompted By Broadcast News
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From Sara to Sari to Sara
Prompted By What's in a Name
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Why I write: A Haiku
Prompted By Why We Write
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Why I write
Prompted By Why We Write
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Europe on 5 Memories a Day
Prompted By Lost in Translation
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My Father’s Legacy
Prompted By What My Father Told Me
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Little Boy Lost
Prompted By Close Calls
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In Her Memory
Prompted By Nicknames
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