May30
As a child, I remember being in school at the end of May. Everyone was giddy with the advent of summer rapidly approaching, but we always remembered the fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. At Lillian M. Reiffel P.S. #31 in Indianapolis, Indiana, students would always bring flowers (which were kept in the galvanized board washing [...]
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May09
The Coast by courtyardhounds My new summer “theme” song… I’m gonna head down to the coast Where nothin’ ever seems to matter You know I love it there the most When every piece of my world gets scattered Blue skies, green water White birds in the air Brown skin, blue collar And the wind blowin’ [...]
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May09
My mother is pictured on the right in each photo. Lately, I’ve been reading “The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life” by Amy Tan. She’s my “contemporary” (born in 1952), as well as one of my favorite authors. In the book, Tan writes about her relationship with her mother and later the details [...]
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