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Trisha Ricketts 10/16/24 Trisha Ricketts 10/16/24

Trisha Ricketts

Jake was sixteen…

Joseph M. Madda 10/9/24 Joseph M. Madda 10/9/24

Joseph M. Madda

My wife and I like to travel.

Allyson Dykhuizen 10/9/24 Allyson Dykhuizen 10/9/24

Allyson Dykhuizen

Jason Hanson was the one consistent...

Jim Tauber 10/2/24 Jim Tauber 10/2/24

Jim Tauber

June, 1969. Glencoe, a reserved suburb...

Naomi Gladish Smith 10/2/24 Naomi Gladish Smith 10/2/24

Naomi Gladish Smith

The three animals pictured...

Gabi Coatsworth 9/25/24 Gabi Coatsworth 9/25/24

Gabi Coatsworth

CONTEST WINNER

Gabi Coatsworth 9/25/24 Gabi Coatsworth 9/25/24

Gabi Coatsworth

I was giving him a quick hug the other day…

Loree Sandler 9/18/24 Loree Sandler 9/18/24

Loree Sandler

Contest Runner Up

Loree Sandler 9/18/24 Loree Sandler 9/18/24

Loree Sandler

When I was very young, a cousin invited me to pick a stuffed animal…

Jim Reardon 9/11/24 Jim Reardon 9/11/24

Jim Reardon

Contest Runner Up

Jim Reardon 9/11/24 Jim Reardon 9/11/24

Jim Reardon

Christmas sixty years ago, was going to be my best ever.

Margaret Lough 9/4/24 Margaret Lough 9/4/24

Margaret Lough

Contest Runner Up

Margaret Lough 9/4/24 Margaret Lough 9/4/24

Margaret Lough

I always thought I knew this drawing.

Cathy Kinard 8/28/24 Cathy Kinard 8/28/24

Cathy Kinard

I thought about cutting some lilacs...

Marylou DiPietro 8/28/24 Marylou DiPietro 8/28/24

Marylou DiPietro

Two men run...

Frederick J. Nachman 8/21/24 Frederick J. Nachman 8/21/24

Frederick J. Nachman

I do not know the story...

Jim Dodds 8/21/24 Jim Dodds 8/21/24

Jim Dodds

Four years ago, when my wife Judy died...

Adrienne Gallagher 8/14/24 Adrienne Gallagher 8/14/24

Adrienne Gallagher

I was going through my photos…

Aubrey Milunsky 8/14/24 Aubrey Milunsky 8/14/24

Aubrey Milunsky

The leaden skies shared their burden…

Carol Bobrow 8/7/24 Carol Bobrow 8/7/24

Carol Bobrow

My grandmother’s letter…