Berkshire County can feel like a very sleepy backwater when we have to wait for hours while a bomb squad with a robotic device drives to our rescue along the Mass Pike, all the way from Boston.
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Suprise Me
Terror comes to the Berkshires: a “true-crime” laundry story
Prompted By Laundry
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Berkshire County can feel like a very sleepy backwater when we have to wait for hours while a bomb squad with a robotic device drives to our rescue along the Mass Pike, all the way from Boston.
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What’s That Smell?!
Prompted By Pandemic Holidays
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How Swimming Made Me Take Up Tennis
Prompted By Sports
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An ill-fated swim team trial turns out for the best after all.
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Dedicated Art Lover
Prompted By Art and Art Museums
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Since a young child, visiting art museums has always brought me to a place of peace and beauty. I, myself, can’t make art, but I have appreciated it my entire life. My mother, aunt and cousin often took me to the Detroit Institute of Art. It has an encyclopedic collection, supported by the vast riches…
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The Shape Shifter
Prompted By Imitation
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Who are you? Is the you you think you know authentic? Do you examine who you are, the portrait you portray, the person we’ve all come to know and believe it’s you? Can you fly yet? Does your consciousness expand on every level? Can you slither through solid walls manipulating your molecules? Can…
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Both Sides Now
Prompted By 1968
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Both Sides Now 1968 was a pivotal year for our nation, and it was for me personally as well. That year Judy Collins recorded the Joni Mitchell song Both Sides Now, and I listened to it over and over again. In 1968 I was looking at love from both sides myself, and in June I…
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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
Prompted By Gratitude
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…I am not thankful as much for them as I am to them…
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Stayin’ Alive
Prompted By Dance Crazes
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Is it okay to be frivolous in these dark times?
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The Secret to Happiness is to Always Look Forward
Prompted By Letter to My Younger Self
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The Great Pickleball Noise War
Prompted By Silence
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The Great Pickleball Noise War I was an adult when I started playing tennis seriously, but try as I might to ratchet up my game I seemed to have plateaued at intermediate level 3. I was too good to enjoy playing with beginners, and not good enough to play with advanced players who certainly didn’t…
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