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Submitted to Contest #258
The Grey House -Mom's family's reunion was coming up soon. A request of attendees was that we each bring a photo of the past to be shared on “Memory Night.” I had been left with Mom's photo albums, after her passing and combined with my collection I had a lot of past photos to scan through. Several hours passed just viewing photos, sometimes losing myself in the memory they evoked. I was particularly drawn to the old black and white photos from Mom and Dad's era. Mom had made reference to how she loved the times spent with her gran...
Submitted to Contest #198
Months became weeks, as I pondered what to decide about entering college following graduation. My dream of attending art school had basically been squashed by both of my parents and the remaining option was Mom's desire for me to go into nursing. She had always wanted to be a nurse, and now that the opportunity was before me, she could not understand why I would even hesitate. I had been granted a scholarship, so to my parents it seemed a 'no brainer'. Aside from the fact that my heart was not in it.Following breakfast in the busy hospital c...
Submitted to Contest #185
S. J. Oliverio word count 2920 (734) 788-8604 mymichiganmemories@gmail.com LIFE'S STORY IN BOXES by S.J. OLIVERIO I recall the day she first entered my store, touting a large shopping bag filled to the top with fabrics, magazines, paint sample strips, and a notebook brimming with clipped article photos and notes likely compiled over some time. A short, seventy-ish lady, smartly dressed in a black pantsuit with a leopard scarf draping her neck topped by a smiling, rosy face framed in loose, white curls, strode ...
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