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Is There a Hidden Fortune in Your Attic?

Silly collectibles gathering dust

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For the First Time, We Were Explorers

An adventure in that summer between grade school and junior high

By Roger Pierangelo | July 1, 2025
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Why I Became a ‘Tarnished Finger’

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The Ten-Year Plan

The stages of life

By Andy Juniper | June 17, 2025
Beach memories: A young couple getting set up on a beach in the late 1940s or early 1950s at Myrtle Beach.
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Myrtle Beach Memories

How I spent my summer vacations

By Lonnie Mann | June 10, 2025
A father and son fly fishing, by Irina Kozhemyakina. Accompany article on memories of his father
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Unconditionally Dad

‘Sometimes you do better … sometimes you learn to love’

By Michael W. Updike | June 3, 2025
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Movie Night with Grandma

Stories from the small screen

By Candace Arthuria | May 27, 2025
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The Firelight Honor

Retiring an American flag

May 20, 2025
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My Late ADHD Diagnosis and the Journey to Self-Acceptance

One woman’s story

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Mom’s Sayings

Recollections of oft-repeated phrases from her mother

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