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Weekly Contest #276
So Far Away Five decades ago I was completing my senior year at college. As was customary back in those days, I lived in the dormitory for the duration of the four years while I was seeking my Bachelor’s Degree, at what is now called Kean University, in Union, New Jersey. I thoroughly enjoyed the college experience. The classes and professors were intellectually stimulating, as was the era when I attended, being the late sixties and early seventies. &nbs...
Weekly Contest #258
OPENING AN ENVELOPE It had only been three months since Carrie’s father, Isaac Golding, had died, at the age of 87 years. Even though he had lived a long life, married for many years to his loving wife Eva, until she passed away many years ago, Carrie could not help being enormously saddened losing her dad. Carrie, a single woman who taught French at a local high school, lived only a few miles away from her father’s home in southern New Jersey. Her only other siblin...
Weekly Contest #242
THE KISS When Izzy Lavigne was visiting the town of New Hope, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she had hoped to locate a piece of art for the apartment she was planning to acquire in the not too distant future. Izzy had recently launched her career as a high school French teacher, and even though she had a wonderful relationship with her parents, she yearned to be out on her own. She envisioned finding an apartment during the summer months after the academic year ended. &nbs...
Weekly Contest #235
When Marissa Pelka decided to take advantage of an early retirement offer from the suburban New Jersey school district where she had been teaching for more than two decades, she was filled with many emotions. She had enjoyed a very satisfying career for close to 27 years while exposing teenagers to many aspects of fine arts in her classroom. Marissa also experienced much pleasure in fostering an environment where her students could discover their own artistic abilities. ...
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