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Woman at a hair salon with curlers in her hair, for article on being born blonde
From Our Readers

‘Born Blonde,’ But Change Is Inevitable

Down hair care memory lane as the journey continues

By Patricia Finn | April 15, 2025
Baking bread and showing love: Doreen Frick's father, Salem Kirban, in 1988, holding a loaf of freshly made bread.
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Baking Bread and Showing Love

Memories of lessons from her mom and dad

By Doreen Mary Frick | April 8, 2025
the front stoop and front porch. By Maria Dryfhout
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Memories of the Front Stoop

Childhood thoughts of days gone by

By Roger Pierangelo | April 2, 2025
A young student walks out of school holding her dad's hand. By Volodymyr Tverdokhlib. Essay on a man preparing for the father-of-the-bride toast and remembering his daughter's first parent-teacher conference
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A Father-of-the-Bride Toast Stirs Memories

From the first parent-teacher conference to her career

By John Ficarra | March 25, 2025
March calendar with clock and potted plant, for use with March: The Harebrained Month. Image by Zolak Zolak.
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March: The Harebrained Month

Oddities as common as the wind

By Patricia Finn | March 18, 2025
Courtyard of Bellas Artes where Naomi Marcus studied guitar. Photo taken after her return to Mexico
From Our Readers

A One-Time Expat and Her Return to Mexico

Old Naomi recalls life there as Kid Naomi, in the spaces where she grew

By Naomi Marcus | March 11, 2025
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Influencers

They aren’t what they used to be

By Margaret Hopkins | February 25, 2025
"Crown Point and Other Poems" by Velma Pollard - book cover
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Remembering Velma Pollard

From a friend and fellow writer

By Daryl Cumber Dance | February 19, 2025
Puppies who have torn apart a pillow and the stuffing is all over the floor. By Chernetskaya. Essay on how two puppies changed a senior couple's life
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‘What Were We Thinking?’

At 70, Mary Jo Meloy and her husband adopted two pups

By Mary Jo Meloy | February 18, 2025
It's time for hearing aids, so a woman goes to an audiologist to choose what's right for her. By Arne9001
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The Time for Hearing Aids

Benefits and humor from taking the leap

By Paula Magdalena Vidal | February 11, 2025

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