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My Dearest Sister, My

New Year

My First Short Story at the Woodlands by Forrest Lake I have lived here almost five years and not felt inclined enough to write a little tale. Entertainments and get togethers have not been allowed or encouraged by management for all tenants since Covid 19, and still now we are asked to wear our masks …

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My Last Christmas with my Beloved Hal, 2016 Like the Christmas of 2015, I made my Hal

A Christmas Wish Fulfilled The Lufthansa plane was descending over the countryside north of Frankfurt/Germany and soon we will arrive to be greeted by my sister Friedl and her husband Georg. My husband Hal and I will look forward to spending another Christmas in Germany. After we received our luggage and passed the customs check …

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A Shower

The Christmas Carousel It was 1948 and my sister Friedl and I were invited to the Christmas Holiday to be Aunt Katja

Celebrating Bastille Day After I retired I thought it to be fun going back to the Bellevue College and take a course in French. I studied it many years ago at the University, but not using it often, one forgets. During several quarters of our French lessons, five of us became good friends and called …

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My Doll Named

Out of the Ashes