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That’s No Midget, That’s My Grandmother
Every year, Grandma spends the winter with us in California – in order to avoid the frigid Chicago winters and the risk of [...]
Random meeting, profound changes
One professional encounter started so small I could never anticipate how profoundly it would change how I thought about [...]
The Ghost From The Cornfield – How I Stopped Smoking
The Ghost From The Cornfield How I Stopped Smoking By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 The flickering TV screen illuminated the [...]
A picture, a mirror, and a copper plate
A picture, a mirror, and a copper plate attest to my grandparents’ anniversary. They were married 101 years ago June 2. I [...]
Halloween Caper with My Daughter
Caitlin, my daughter, spent several months in the Intensive Care Nursery as an infant. She needed open heart surgery and [...]
Baby Girl
Baby Girl Downstairs in the open loft apartment, I hear above me my daughter and her husband and my new grandbaby having one [...]
Self Service, No Service, or Wrong Service?
At that point I press 0 and get a voicemail saying the mailbox is full. Click ...
White Gloves
My mother and her two sisters had excellent manners. They always knew what to wear for any occasion, how to behave, how to [...]
My Report Card for Eight Vows I Made to Parent Differently
Looking back, there were many things my mother did that were wonderful. And yet, I had a list of eight things I swore I would [...]
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