I’ve known this story from the beginning. Indeed, the boys in this story—my nephews—are now ages 48 and 50. This is the first of a series of true stories about folks who have suffered life-t...
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December 1988. It seemed the worst of times for my family. My husband was jobless. We were homeless. We were two states east from what had been our home and found ourselves ...
When children’s author Jane Efua Asamoah was a young school girl growing up in Ghana, she was given the assignment of writing an essay which she titled, Myself
Four years into retirement—and I have to say that retirement is not what I expected. Covid-19 struck before the first year ended. The part of Virginia I live in wasn’t much affected, and by summer 202...
As I begin writing this, our nation is celebrating the 4th of July. Like so many in this country, I am very thankful for the fre...
Young people dread getting old. When I was young, I couldn’t imagine getting to be the age I am now. I remember when I was a child—maybe eight or nine—I wanted to think of an age that it would b...