SHARING STORIES

"I believe in popcorn..."
BY CONNIE CAMPBELL | June 19, 2022 at 5:10 p.m.

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Falling in Love

"...we had clambered onto the roof of a low building."

World's Fair Coincidence

I never forgot that amazing ride and the startling young man.

THE SEATTLE WORLD’S FAIR 1962

"...we enjoyed thrilling performances of Canadians doing spectacular synchronized horse and marching presentations."

A Strange Series of Events

"To this day, my head has a dent..."

Name Confusion

"I had to explain who Hot House Orchid was."

FRIENDS FOREVER

Summertime

"You are in my heart for a lifetime of great reasons."

Mt. Rainier Sunrise Song

"...reclaiming my former self."

Elderlings: Behind Our Doors

Here we were, “Elderlings” at seventy-something each, quietly and contentedly sitting close to each other, yet apart

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Surprised About Myself

"It was my understanding that I knowingly had committed a federal crime..."

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Customer Service

I wanted to reorder a product last week, so I called the company’s toll-free phone number

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Sinister Slippers

"...my slipper attacked me. I kid you not."

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Me and My Sisters: Superstars, Then and Now

"And there are memories from childhood, crowding in, like guests at a baby shower."

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Pie

"One night, Dad announced he was going out to pick up a pie for dinner. I giggled in delight thinking about Mom’s blackberry pie for dinner."

Down but Up

"...one soothing drink at end of day was by ten compounded."