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Dad
I sat by my father's hospital bed. The sun was setting, its reflection on the river poetic in its...

Finish this sentence… May
I used to hate it when my mother…

America
America was, America is, America will always be a red tulip in my heart. It was the year 1947, and...

Sad music induces pleasant emotion
In general, sad music is thought to cause us to experience sadness, which is considered an...

Writing prompt – May
Think of a time when you did something you shouldn’t have done. Describe both the incident and the...

Down Memory Lane
When I was a little girl growing up in the hills of Western Pennsylvania, the world around us was...

The Right Way to Say ‘I’m Sorry’
Most people say “I’m sorry” many times a day for a host of trivial affronts – accidentally bumping...

Finish this sentence… April
I just love the smell of…

First Visit to the Old City
Tour buses, lines of tourists, one trinket shop after another. I was tired of it all! At the age...

How Friendships Change in Adulthood
Throughout life, from grade school to the retirement home, friendship continues to confer health...