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Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, North Carolina, painting a memory. Image by Jill Lang
From Our Readers

Painting a Memory

‘Do photographs help us remember events, or do they make us forget?’

By Kathleen Sams | June 4, 2024
God Bless the Child book cover, by Anne Shaw Heinrich. For second act essay on leading with joy: going for it after 50
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Leading with Joy

Going for it after 50

By Anne Shaw Heinrich | May 15, 2024
closeup of senior woman's eyes, for article on "My thoughts – I go wherever I go"
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‘I Go, Wherever I Go!’

Sometimes, there is just no escaping our thoughts

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | May 14, 2024
A big cruise ship at dock. By Ktree.
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Cruise Control

‘A Likely Story’ cruise ship experience

By Roger Ryberg | May 7, 2024
Nine for Nine: Family Character Drawing for Dad’s 60th Birthday, 1988. Provided by Colin M. Kelly
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‘Nine for Nine’

A tribute to his parents

By Colin M. Kelly | May 6, 2024
love silhouette, for essay "Love in Santa Cruz." Image by Kostiantyn Gerashchenko
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Love in Santa Cruz

Their identities remain a mystery, but their love was obvious

By Sherrill Pool Elizondo | April 26, 2024
This image is a screenshot from a public domain trailer for the 1954 film, "Sitting Bull." Iron Eyes Cody was most widely recognized as "The Crying Indian" in the 1971-released environmental ad campaign.
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‘The Crying Indian’

Just who was Iron Eyes Cody?

By John Sullivan | April 17, 2024
A broken car window, picture by Animaflora. For article on "employee of the month"
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‘Employee of the Month’

Steadfast resolve, attention to detail, and dedication to the task – albeit an illegal task

By Roger Ryberg | March 19, 2024
Sherrill and her friend on a pier near the family vacation home in Texas
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Owning a Vacation Home

Decisions, challenges, and joys

By Sherrill Pool Elizondo | March 12, 2024
A little girl and her father buying from a vendor at a farmers market. Image by Monkey Business Images
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Come As You Are

Finding community at the farmers market

By Kathleen Sams | March 5, 2024

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