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A Christmas Miracle: My Grandmother’s Unfailing Trust

This is a story about Christmas. This is a story about my grandmother. This is a story about her unfailing trust and love. But it’s…
Love & relationships, Personal essays

Beginnings: A First Kiss and Figuring Things Out

Beginnings. To begin. To do something. Start something. Activate. Embark. Impulse. Get going. Go into. Beginnings. The unknown. Unfamiliar. Uncertainty. Beginnings. Something you are doing…
Childhood memories, Personal essays

Making New Friends at Camp: A Story of Awkward Beginnings

When I was nine, my parents sent me to sleep-away camp for two weeks. It took me only one week to bring the place to…
Life lessons, Personal essays

Security: My Father Died Twice

My father died twice. The first time had nothing to do with me. That was completely on him. I’ll never know how coherent he was…
Childhood memories, Personal essays

A Donkey Shit Christmas Carol: A Quaker Pageant with a Live Animal

12/16/2015   …
Love & relationships, Personal essays

Every Single Trumpet: A Pregnancy, a Kick, and a Memory

12/9/2015   The…
Childhood memories, Personal essays

Maria: A Love Letter from a Fifth-Grader

Maria | James Gordon 7/9/2015 07:31:03   …
Childhood memories, Personal essays

Brother and Sister: A Childhood Hair-Pulling Fight

4/22/2014   …
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Why Not Me: My Mother’s Cancer and My Jack White Dreams

05/07/2014 0 Comments   …
Childhood memories, Personal essays

Making New Friends at Camp: How I Brought the Place to Its Knees

02/01/2014   When I was nine,…

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