Editor’s note: We are saddened to report the news of Peggy Lewis’s death. Both Peggy Lewis and her son, Jon Lewis, have contributed to A News Cafe. Click here to read some Peggy Lewis stories. A lifelong love of learning,… Continue Reading
Mine was not the usual college experience—how could it have been with World War II swirling around us? I have tried to explain, to myself and others, just how encompassing and upsetting that time was. Everyone was on the move.… Continue Reading
It hangs in a place of honor right over my computer desk, and I admire it every time I pass it. It is a painting done in watercolor and ink, in lovely light browns, grays and black. It depicts three… Continue Reading
That’s exactly how I feel—trapped! I’m in the middle of the eighth volume of Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series and I’m afraid there might be a ninth book. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed every page (and there were many of… Continue Reading
I am well acquainted with books. Sometimes I feel that I might drown in books. On my bedside table there is a stack—seven volumes high—waiting to be read. On the little table in the corner there is a motley collection,… Continue Reading
I wanted a bicycle in the worst way. It wasn’t likely to happen, though, in a depression year in the mid ’30s. My brother had taught me how to ride. He had an old Army bike. I’m not sure of… Continue Reading
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