You can order STORIED STUFF, the first paperback collection of Storied Stuff essays and pix. All proceeds go to assist not for profits. Our reading to a packed house at the Glencoe Library on July 9 was a big success. You can view the video—easy to dip in and out of—here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx3tTqsJ_EI

Joseph M. Madda

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Joseph M. Madda

Years ago, I found it in a gift shop…

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Jim Rosenau

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Jim Rosenau

From the desk of:

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Lynn Shapiro

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Lynn Shapiro

When we cleaned out Mom’s apartment…

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Patricia Adelstein

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Patricia Adelstein

“Why are these plates in the living room?”

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Phares O’Daffer

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Phares O’Daffer

Back in 1960, as a teacher…

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Lillian Dailey

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Lillian Dailey

I gave my dad a sticker…

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Patricia Adelstein

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Patricia Adelstein

When I was 9, I won the lead…

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Barbara Huffman

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Barbara Huffman

This Footstool is 112 years old.

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Frederick J. Nachman

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Frederick J. Nachman

My father, a proud University of Illinois alum…

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Allen Saxon

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Allen Saxon

Nostalgia doesn’t just live in the past.

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Naomi Gladish Smith

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Naomi Gladish Smith

I’ve been in the habit…

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Judy Kassouf Cummings

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Judy Kassouf Cummings

Fredonia Nesbitt, a wiry woman

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Joseph M. Madda

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Joseph M. Madda

Charles Lindbergh, JFK, Steve McQueen, and Paul Newman wore them.

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Barbara Terao

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Barbara Terao

Trying on outfits helps us know who we are…

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Thomas G. Fiffer

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Thomas G. Fiffer

Entebbe.

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Ashley E. Miller

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Ashley E. Miller

Johnny Cash played in my ears…

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THE DEADLINE CAFÉ EPISODE #29

By William Anthony and Sharon & Steve Fiffer 8/17/22 By William Anthony and Sharon & Steve Fiffer 8/17/22

THE DEADLINE CAFÉ EPISODE #29

Skilling says it’s going to be cold…

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THE DEADLINE CAFÉ EPISODE #30

By William Anthony and Sharon & Steve Fiffer 8/17/22 By William Anthony and Sharon & Steve Fiffer 8/17/22

THE DEADLINE CAFÉ EPISODE #30

I just read everything…

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THE DEADLINE CAFÉ EPISODE #27

By William Anthony and Sharon & Steve Fiffer 8/10/22 By William Anthony and Sharon & Steve Fiffer 8/10/22

THE DEADLINE CAFÉ EPISODE #27

Brian, or “Dr. Dollar” as Hank called him…

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THE DEADLINE CAFÉ EPISODE #28

By William Anthony and Sharon & Steve Fiffer 8/10/22 By William Anthony and Sharon & Steve Fiffer 8/10/22

THE DEADLINE CAFÉ EPISODE #28

“What the fridge are all of you doing here?”

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