January is haiku month here. We will be publishing four each Wednesday beginning 1/7. Sharon has a lovely related essay in our “Other Stuff” section. We have now enabled the COMMENT function. So next time you read a piece, let us know what you think. Also, remember to follow us on our FB page, where you’ll be reminded of new pieces and can find links to old ones.

Kendra Morrill

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Kendra Morrill

A few months after my grandmother died…

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Judy Frohlich

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Judy Frohlich

Last November, my husband and I were awakened by an explosion.

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Bonny Howe

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Bonny Howe

This is my coat from when I was really small.

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Leslie Richmond Simmons

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Leslie Richmond Simmons

I always thought Scooter was a great name for a dog.

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Bill Durden

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Bill Durden

My mother used to tell me…

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Joe Garber

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Joe Garber

It has often been said…

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Robert J. Elisberg

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Robert J. Elisberg

Like most people of taste, I love…

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Trisha Ricketts

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Trisha Ricketts

My dad’s golf hat…

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Richard Rotman

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Richard Rotman

Curiously, Glencoe, Illinois, population about 10,000, possessed three golf courses…

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Margaret Swanson

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Margaret Swanson

My favorite picture of my grandfather…

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Frederick J. Nachman

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Frederick J. Nachman

My mother said his face turned ashen…

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Marcia J. Pradzinski

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Marcia J. Pradzinski

I don’t know when I found the cup…

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Jay Walley

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Jay Walley

Growing up, my family was always into games…

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Rob Weinstein

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Rob Weinstein

I remember vividly at the tender young age of 10…

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Fred Karger

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Fred Karger

In 2010, after a quarter century as a political consultant…

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Bev Rossman

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Bev Rossman

In 1973 my husband’s grandmother, Nana Sarah…

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Mary Campbell

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Mary Campbell

Stuff. I don’t hang on to it.

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Sara Marberry

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Sara Marberry

TRICK: I can’t remember why I bought this rubber piggy mask…

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Celia M. Ruiz

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Celia M. Ruiz

TREAT: There’s nothing sweeter than chocolate chip cookies and milk.

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Karen Newman Midgarden

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Karen Newman Midgarden

These four merry Halloween faces…

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