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A hand holding a cigarette, demonstrates the concept of a "tarnished finger" – Image by Alikaj2582
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Why I Became a ‘Tarnished Finger’

Exploring the roots of his smoking habit, from infancy on

By Jimmy R. Coleman | June 24, 2025
A country farmhouse and outbuildings, a happy place and part of the ten-year plan. Image by Snehitdesign
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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
Grandmother and grandson enjoying movie night (AI image)
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Movie Night with Grandma

Stories from the small screen

By Candace Arthuria | May 27, 2025
A tattered flag flying in the wind, ready for retiring an American flag. Image by Martin Haas.
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The Firelight Honor

Retiring an American flag

May 20, 2025
sad girl in school, representing a late-diagnosis ADHD. Image by Yuliia Kaveshnikova
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My Late ADHD Diagnosis and the Journey to Self-Acceptance

One woman’s story

By H.H. Rune | May 13, 2025
An affectionate older mother and her grown daughter. Image by Dimaberkut. For remembrances of Mom's sayings.
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Mom’s Sayings

Recollections of oft-repeated phrases from her mother

By Doreen Frick | April 29, 2025
a young man writing in a journal, preparing for the writing trade. Image by Vlue
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The Writing Trade

Aspiring to make an honest living through honest work

By Dale Davis | April 22, 2025
Woman at a hair salon with curlers in her hair, for article on being born blonde
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‘Born Blonde,’ But Change Is Inevitable

Down hair care memory lane as the journey continues

By Patricia Finn | April 15, 2025

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