By LELA TORGESEN WADE Comparing my family to those of my schoolmates, mine was quite small. But when we got... Read More
By Joe Cobb Crawford The steamy summer simmered on. The Middle East Oil Embargo continued. Gasoline was hard to find... Read More
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By HERMAN THORBECKE Because I destroyed a perfectly good Ford Fairlane, my employer came to the conclusion that fast cars... Read More
By LELA TORGESEN WADE It felt like another ordinary Monday. Of course I prefer Saturdays, being off work, but I... Read More
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I’d come to the mountains to self-quarantine in March of 2020 after returning from a vacation in Portugal. The house... Read More
By LELA TORGESEN WADE I walked slowly toward home, through Grandfather’s orchard, savoring the warmth and sounds of early summer.... Read More
By Ted Smith Some time ago now I spent an entire year researching my ancestry. My motive was simple: I... Read More
By Ted Smith When you get old – and I am old – the axiom is that at some point... Read More