FAMILY

THANKSGIVING FIASCO

It’s been many years ago now, but I remember it clearly. I woke up early to get the turkey in the oven. Everyone in the …

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THE FOURTH CORNER

​I have just returned from a long awaited visit to my birthplace. Far and away to the northwest, nearly hanging off the jagged edge of …

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CHRISTMAS TREE TRAUMA

I’m not sure how this yearly event comes to bring us to the edge of divorce. First there is the angst of the rising cost …

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CHRISTMAS PHOTO CIRCA 1955

We all know how a photograph can bring back a flood of memories. There we are in black and white – my cousin and I, perched …

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