Follow us on our FB page to see new pieces every Wednesday. We are excited to announce that you can now order STORIED STUFF VOLUME 2 the second paperback collection of Storied Stuff essays and pix. All proceeds go to assist not for profits. Our thanks to the Skokie and Glencoe libraries for hosting packed readings in November. You can now view the video of GLENCOE.

Angela Patten

Angela Patten 5/11/22 Angela Patten 5/11/22

Angela Patten

My nine-year-old granddaughter jumped into bed…

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Trisha Ricketts

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Trisha Ricketts

I’m crazy wild about beach glass.

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Barbara Terao

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Barbara Terao

Growing up in Minnesota…

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Joseph M. Madda

Joseph M. Madda 4/27/22 Joseph M. Madda 4/27/22

Joseph M. Madda

In September, 1972, I bought drafting supplies…

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Sharon Fiffer

Sharon Fiffer 4/27/22 Sharon Fiffer 4/27/22

Sharon Fiffer

I recently read an article…

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Christine Goodwin

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Christine Goodwin

Be prepared!

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Charles Salzberg

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Charles Salzberg

When I was 12, all I wanted was a reel-to-reel tape recorder…

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Nancy Hepner Goodman

Nancy Hepner Goodman 4/13/22 Nancy Hepner Goodman 4/13/22

Nancy Hepner Goodman

The Serenity Prayer hung in Dad’s workshop

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Mary Loretta Kelly

Mary Loretta Kelly 4/13/22 Mary Loretta Kelly 4/13/22

Mary Loretta Kelly

Twenty years ago I meandered through an art fair…

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Judy Kassouf Cummings

Judy Kassouf Cummings 4/6/22 Judy Kassouf Cummings 4/6/22

Judy Kassouf Cummings

My mother was a saver.

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Kathy Brant

Kathy Brant 4/6/22 Kathy Brant 4/6/22

Kathy Brant

I do not remember exactly when…

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Mickey Pierce Silverstein

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Mickey Pierce Silverstein

My wonderful father…

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Bob Rosenbaum

Bob Rosenbaum 3/23/22 Bob Rosenbaum 3/23/22

Bob Rosenbaum

My grandmother’s large bathroom…

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Sara Marberry

Sara Marberry 3/16/22 Sara Marberry 3/16/22

Sara Marberry

My sister Sue and I started collecting 45s…

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Jack Doppelt

Jack Doppelt 3/16/22 Jack Doppelt 3/16/22

Jack Doppelt

I bought this album used for $2.

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Allen Saxon

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Allen Saxon

For years I thought my Aunt Bess’s encounter…

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Rachel Seidman

Rachel Seidman 3/9/22 Rachel Seidman 3/9/22

Rachel Seidman

Our Mahjong journey began…

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Lynn Shapiro

Lynn Shapiro 3/2/22 Lynn Shapiro 3/2/22

Lynn Shapiro

These lilies became an accidental shrine…

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Betsy Lackey

Betsy Lackey 3/2/22 Betsy Lackey 3/2/22

Betsy Lackey

This my mother’s dieffenbachia.

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Linda Gartz

Linda Gartz 2/23/22 Linda Gartz 2/23/22

Linda Gartz

After my mom’s death…

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