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Category Archives: Nostalgia
Hearts Aren’t Crystal (repost)
By Catherine Hedge Kansas is beautiful today. The sun is brilliant. Birds who have survived our bitter winter sing sweetly. We have a fresh start! Sometimes our hearts need the same thing. Whether one is in the first stages of … Continue reading
Life
by John Borel We spend most of these few years we have Collecting things, screening them, selecting Our friends, skills, and tools, Houses, cars, furniture , books and magazines Our ideas, songs, values and favorite phrases. And then one day, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Nostalgia, Slice of life
Tagged Death, end of life, John Borel, materialism, mortality, poetry
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Skating on Your Ankles (repost)
By Joseph Hedge (Editor’s Forward…2014) We are currently in a deep freeze in Kansas. Snow is up to our knees and icicles dangle like shark’s teeth ready to take a bite! (so pretty when small…so scary when they hang over … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Humor, Nostalgia, Slice of life
Tagged 1930's, Anaconda Montana, childhood, childhood games, humor, ice skating, Joseph F. Hedge, nostalgia, winter, winter sports
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Five Dollar Birthdays
By Catherine Hedge I remember when birthdays meant five silver dollars from my grandmother. She lived in Montana where the banks still gave out silver long past the time other states switched to paper. Our two great gifting sources in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humor, Nostalgia, Slice of life
Tagged Anaconda Montana, birthday presents, birthdays, gifts, grandmother, Montana, siblings, silver dollars
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Teaching? How Could You Stand It?
By Catherine Hedge Last night, my fellow and I went swimming at a nearby hotel. At the desk, the manager whispered, “You might not want to come in today. We have a whole bunch of middle school and high school … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Nostalgia, Slice of life, Teaching
Tagged child-raising, childhood, Fort Riley Middle School, impact of teachers, Janet Corrigan, Junction City, Leland Sharpe, mentor teachers, Nicole Sanchez, nostalgia, surviving teaching, teaching, teaching profession, why we teach, Wilbur Morris, young teachers
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YOU WILL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT, RAJI – A LINDIAN CHRISTMAS STORY (Repost)
by Raji Singh (repost from Tales of the Fiction House) Seeing all the wonderful presents given and received, I remember a favorite gift wish. Just like the bespectacled Ralphie in the movie A Christmas Story, as an eight year old … Continue reading
On A Midnight Clear
By John Borel The White Christmas Rabbit On a beautiful cold wintery morning We awaken to a white world of snow. Nature has brought another miracle. Science tells us the how and why But our minds still say it’s a … Continue reading
“I’ve a Story to Tell…”
By Bill Borel (Headed off to a Christmas party? Need a poignant story to share midst eggnog and presents, when we seem smothered in affluence? Here’s a sweet reminder of the bigger picture.) A story to be told to a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Nostalgia, Short Story, Slice of life, Writing
Tagged Bill Borel, Christmas and poverty, Christmas story, short story, Story for Christmas party
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Repost: Christmas Cookies
By Catherine Hedge (I just finished doing this all over again. The house smells wonderful, cookie crumbs are everywhere, and mailing boxes litter my front room. I thought you might enjoy this repost that describes why I go through this … Continue reading
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