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Chuck Frank

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Chuck Frank

When my mom passed away 17 years ago…

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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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Nell Minow

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Nell Minow

My mother, Josephine Baskin Minow, collected antiques…

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Frederick J. Nachman

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Frederick J. Nachman

Shortly after entering Hyde Park High School in 1937…

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Robert Wallace

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Robert Wallace

My mom, Margie, died three years ago…

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Sharon Fiffer

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Sharon Fiffer

Not more than three minutes ago…

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Sara Marberry

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Sara Marberry

I don’t collect antiques.

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Christine Wolf

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Christine Wolf

Long ago…

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Danny Rosin

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Danny Rosin

My dad died 18 months ago.

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M. Nickell

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M. Nickell

I don’t recall exactly why…

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Howard Rossman

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Howard Rossman

The story, as I recall it…

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Arnie Kanter

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Arnie Kanter

The inside cover of my red, leatherette autograph book reads…

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Carol Bobrow

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Carol Bobrow

My grandmother’s letter…

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Josh Kaplan

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Josh Kaplan

From 1960-1961…

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Les Jacobson

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Les Jacobson

Lately I’ve taken up pipe smoking again.

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Angela Patten

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Angela Patten

When I was a child…

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Mary Campbell

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Mary Campbell

Stuff. I don’t hang on to it.

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Mary L. Kelly

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Mary L. Kelly

I have a thing for lamps.

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Hilary Ward Schnadt

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Hilary Ward Schnadt

In 1977, I spent the first semester…

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Whitney Otto

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Whitney Otto

The first woman I wrote about…

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