Storied Stuff’s second annual writing contest is on! Info is under “How to Submit.” You can now 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

Larry Gritton Larry Gritton

Larry Gritton

When I was growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s, my family went to my grandparents’ summer place…

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Fred Karger Fred Karger

Fred Karger

When I was growing up in Glencoe, a bedroom suburb north of Chicago, I didn’t quite fit in….

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Brynn Ovitz Brynn Ovitz

Brynn Ovitz

A little girl walked up to me with her arm extended…

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Emory Schmidt Emory Schmidt

Emory Schmidt

While cleaning out the basement recently, my wife Kris and I came across a very old and storied knife.

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