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In the fall of 1973, cash was tight for Christmas presents. I had gone from being a night student at Boston University's Metropolitan College to enrolling as a degree candidate at the College of Liberal Arts at the University. But I was paying a lot more tuition and fees and spending lots more for books. …
Daily writing promptWhat major historical events do you remember?View all responses I'm sure you've heard the story about a butterfly moving its wings, and the eventual outcome on the other side of the world is a significant event. Something small grows into something extraordinary. I subscribe to this theory. Minor complaints and causes grow into …
What do I feel most proud of? Geez, I'd be derelict in my duties if I just gave a simple answer like ' My carving". No, as usual, I refuse to take the easier path and point out once again that choosing one thing slights others that are worthy of note. I am very proud …
October into November has always been a busy month for me. I go through the cherry stocks and make a batch of wooden spoons and spatulas to fill requests. It's also necessary to make extra for distribution to the unsuspecting. I hate seeing friends deprived of a quality wooden spoon and using some store boughten junk. …
I had a friend who maintained that secrets require strategy. You don't have unlimited secrets floating around, and some need to be closely held. But my friend was a garrulous sort who loved telling stories and revealing details of his wild and happy days in a variety of careers - coming over the Kyhber Pass- …
Daily writing promptWhat makes a good neighbor?View all responses A good neighbor? Most of us rush to assume that it's about the people across the street or adjacent to our house. But at a mooring, it might be folks who don't party too loudly after ten and keep a careful watch on their cable.Likewise, in …
They'd been told that in the 1930s, there were so many different ethnic groups in this section of town that they ran out of weekends for festivals. No one wanted to step on a neighbor's toes, have a competing saints festival on the next block, and lure people away. Now, though, it was mostly yuppie …
Creativity is a strange beast. It's river-like in that it's dynamic and can change channels, bringing life to one and allowing others to dry up. You are a fortunate person to have more than one viable channel.This observation came to me when I unearthed sketches and paintings from the very late 1960s. No, they aren't …
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The grocery store is more than groceries. It's carts clashing, eyes avoiding contact, glares, stares, and contact with friendly people. You miss half of it if you only shop!
I was still very much a New York City boy learning about Coastal New England. So, on a hike in the woods early in the fall, I asked my girlfriend about the pretty purplish flowers. She smiled and told me they were "frost flowers" because they opened as white flowers and gradually deepened in color …
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