The Day Tommy John Gave Us a Second Chance
When I learned that baseball great Tommy John had passed away, I immediately thought back to the day my family…
Sharing Family Stories
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The Wedding Cake Topper That Waited… for Me
In May’s Long Wait, I mentioned that at my parents’ wedding on September 18, 1945, there was no wedding cake.…
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Who’s Who in May’s Long Wait
When I wrote May’s Long Wait, I already knew the story by heart — after all, it’s the story of…
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Two Drawers, Two Worlds: Growing Up Kosher
“NO!!!” my siblings and I shouted in unison as we stood around the modern black kitchen table. My friend Sharon…
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The Day the Third Cousins Met on Zoom
Note: This blog is a follow-up to my post called Why I Wrote a Children’s Book. In this post, I’m…