Today's Stories from the Retrospect Archive
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Disconnected
Lacking a logical sequence Early on I broke In black and white and slow motion. Unaware of the cracks Pieces missing large [...]
Front Row Seats
Front Row Seats How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice! And if you’re really famous you get to Madison Square Garden. [...]
Breasts
Every female mammal has some form of them. They are functional. Yet for centuries, (mostly) men have dictated style and [...]
I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You
I wasn't going to write, because I thought you had it pretty well together, and you wouldn't listen to my advice anyway.
Easter & Dressing Up for Church
Faith takes the form of Easter hats, nursing uniforms, Bach and carrot soup.
Chains of Love
I began wearing an anklet when I'd outgrown little girl ankle socks and graduated to cheap mesh stockings in shades of a [...]
Egrets in Morning Sunlight
The trees, bushes and brush would give me plenty of privacy to do what I needed to do.
From my Parents to Me to my Kids and Grandkids
While prejudice takes different forms in different eras, I fear it never really leaves us.
What’s a Snow Day?
I developed an awe of the men (I never saw a woman) who worked for CalTrans at all hours and conditions, keeping the roads open.
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