Tag: stories
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Some girls are tomboys. This boy was a marygirl.
I coined a phrase for my own gender identity when I was five years old. I used to like dolls, tea sets, and playing pat-a-cake with girls instead of playing with boys. I liked talking about my thoughts and feelings more than most boys. I was slightly effeminate — sometimes more than others. A girl […]
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A good deed to feel good about
Self-esteem is built by doing esteemable acts. Author unknown I’m writing about this not to brag but to share something positive. I flew out of town on business today, and I had an aisle seat I as usually do. When I sat down, the woman in the middle seat to my right was talking to […]
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How I met my husband fourteen years ago at the Claire de Lune Coffee Lounge
as I watched him walk to his table, I thought he would be good for me… I never heard from my mystery man, but I went to a Memorial Day pool party two days later and there he was!
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Grandma’s clippings re: singing with comedian Gene Sheldon
My maternal grandmother, née Linda Preston, traveled as a singer with comedian Gene Sheldon in 1941– a tour that was cut short by an automobile collision. View individual photos for longer descriptions.
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Photos by J. M. Shafer, Altoona Mirror staff photographer, 1940
These nine photos were among my grandmother’s photos of her time as a trouper with Egyptian Follies. I searched the Internet for information about J. M. Shafer and found mention of his time as a staff photographer with the Altoona Mirror in an obituary.
Daniel Greene 