SHARING STORIES

I never forgot that amazing ride and the startling young man.
BY ARIELE M. HUFF | June 12, 2022 at 7:42 p.m.

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."

The Favorite Teacher

"She also was the only teacher."

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Lilac Message

"...you are absent."