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Living Madly: Blessings By Emilie-Noelle Provost My husband, Rob, and I moved to Lowell nearly twenty-four years ago with our then eleven-month-old daughter. For the previous four years, we’d been living in a rural area of western Massachusetts. The nearest grocery store was fifteen miles away. We liked it there,…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Toxic politics, anti-democratic nativism, uncivil behavior and willful stupidity – all dominate our sense of life in the United States today. But every once in a while, something happens that renews one’s faith in the human condition. One…
Read More »Boarding School Blues: Ch. 57 By Louise Peloquin Ch. 57: We can work it out During the days leading up to the weekend, Blanche was confined to the infirmary. The slightest noise prompted her to pretend sleep. She didn’t feel like talking or praying out loud with Sister Marie-Ange. And…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. I remember when the U. S. Supreme Court was held in high esteem.Today less than a third of Americans polled view SCOTUS even somewhat favorably. Justice Clarence Thomas is a poster boy for why that is so. With a…
Read More »On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Lowell Cemetery will host a Veterans Tour of the cemetery to recognize and remember those who served in the military forces of the United States. Rather than a standard tour led by a single guide, this tour will have volunteer guides positioned at each of…
Read More »April 2023 Dispatch: Port Townsend, Washington By Michael McCormick After spending nearly seventy years in New England and Alaska, I am welcoming spring’s arrival in the Evergreen State. Since the third week of March, I have lived in a 416 square foot cottage in Port Townsend, a community of about…
Read More »NOT QUITE READY: A BOSTON STORY A short story of youthful dreaming By Jerry Bisantz Copyright 2023 I must start with this confession: I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. You know Buffalo, right? Butt of a million and a half jokes. Here’s my favorite about my favorite football…
Read More »The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Lots of time for reading when you’re waiting for broken bones to heal! Fiction to follow. After the Last Border:Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America by Jessica Goudeau tells the often-checkered history of American treatment of refugees,…
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