“Well, that’s the dumbest, cheapest Mother’s Day present I think I ever saw!” My older brother was forever seeking ways to demean...

Betty and Joyce were enjoying a next-door neighbor chat while standing in Betty’s driveway. Both women wore light sweaters in the early...

The following is based on true events. There is no need to change the name of the person involved. The Happy View Nursing Home was a small,...

Without any rhyme or reason, I decided to contact an old friend. “Hi, is this Raymond Galasso?” Raymond was my best friend one time...

I’m a creaky 58-years old. I remember when I was young, going to bed was just to sleep and wake up the next morning refreshed. Today,...

There exists an old, catchy Shaker folk song that begins, “Tis a gift to be simple, ’Tis a gift to be free.” Ah, although the belief...

When Curtis was a teenager, his classmates cruelly labelled him the school sissy and bullied him endlessly. He was small, thin, weak and...

One of the most amazing and perplexing things I noticed about my children growing into adulthood is not only what events they remember but...

Aliyah was ten years old with a with a large, extended family. At every holiday or family life event like a marriage, birth or death, the...