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The Baggy Yellow Shirt
2023-12-05The baggy yellow shirt had long sleeves, four extra large pockets trimmed in black thread and snaps up the front. Not terribly attractive, but utilita...
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Flying
2023-12-05Recently, my two-year-old son and I were strolling down a sidewalk together. Both in our own little worlds, we hadn't spoken until I felt a tuggin...
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The Mitzvah
2023-12-05It was fall 1945, and I returned to Vienna with the first American occupation troops. I had been there three months earlier as an interpreter of Germa...
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More than a Friend
2023-12-05Louisville, Kentucky is a place where basketball is an important part of life, and taking my son to an NBA exhibition game is very special. Little did...
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Grandfather's Clock
2023-12-05In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a time for four generations to beco...
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Dear George,When your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.You were so excited, you ...
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Pegasus's Wings
2023-12-05Dear George,Pegasus's Wings I've always loved horses, and for some time I'd been looking for a volunteer opportunity in my new community. ...
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The Easter Bunny
2023-12-05When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on their best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The kids in elementar...
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Encouraging Kelly
2023-12-05It was my very first teaching job, and I was anxious to make an excellent first impression. I had been hired to lead a vibrant group of four-year-olds...
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Loving Muriel
2023-12-05Seventeen summers ago, Muriel and I began our journey into the twilight. It's midnight now, at least for her, and sometimes I wonder when dawn wil...