THE DINNER TABLE by Frances Guerin

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The Dinner Table By Frances Guerin Dinner at 29 Alpha Road was a formal occasion. My family sat around an antique oak table in a wood-panelled room every night of the week. The ten-seater table was the...

WHERE IS THE LOVE by Renata Hinrichs

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Where is the love?   “This time of year makes me feel sentimental.” Dad said.  “How do you mean?” I ask. “Remember, in Chicago, when you kids were small? Those are my favorite memories of Christmas.”  “Yes, mine too....

EATING SALAD WITH A SPOON by Marisa Mangani

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Eating Salad with a Spoon You’re a gorgeous bride at forty-six. Your third marriage, the one you never thought you’d never do, suits you. And your husband-to-be, ten years older, handsome in his cute, little...

STRUGGLE FOR SOME, VACATION FOR OTHERS, Book Review by Joy Drees

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Struggle for Some, Vacation for Others Taylor García’s Slip Soul is not afraid to find human goodness amid hardship Living in San Diego can be what many people imagine: sunny beaches, palm trees, Taco Tuesday, and...

THEY ONLY SEE US WHILE WE WEAR THE MASK by Deborah-Zenha Adams

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They Only See Us While We Wear the Mask I meet my friends Julie and Paul in the parking lot of a restaurant at the I-40 exit. They’re returning home to Texas from Maryland, where...

CHINA 1990: THE SOUL OF AN ENTREPRENEUR by Michael Serwetz

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China 1990: The Soul of an Entrepreneur (Author’s Note: When the future seems uncertain, our natural tendency is to think about the past. For me, the past is a long and amazing career traveling all...