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InThe Second HalfbyDebra Gutschenritter Freeman·Dec 28, 2025The Christmas Phenomenon, the Family Photo, and Refilling and FrameThe challenge with holiday photos used to be getting all the family into the frame. Now it’s time to refill it.A response icon1A response icon1
PeonyMagazine·Dec 23, 2025The Window Where Santa Stopped | PeonyMagazineWhen I think about Christmas, I don’t first remember the gifts, or the food, or even the tree. I remember a window, old, wooden, slightly…
InCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgebyJim Parton·Dec 14, 2025The Worst Christmas PresentRemembered sixty-nine years laterA response icon30A response icon30
InLong. Sweet. Valuable.byJohn Douglas Porter·Dec 13, 2025My Best Christmas Present EverOverjoyedA response icon7A response icon7
InMuddyUmbyLilly Bell·Dec 10, 2025Christmas decorating for senior citizensIt’s That Time of YearA response icon2A response icon2
Ted Czukor·Dec 5, 2025Merry Christmas, MomMy mother is perpetually young, having died at the age of 59. But she is older than I am in wisdom. It’s strange how I still feel like the…A response icon14A response icon14
InThe Narrative ArcbyJim Parton·Dec 1, 2025The Ghost of Christmas PastHoliday traditions have changed over the yearsA response icon17A response icon17
Denise Neuman·Nov 30, 2025A Little Lulu Christmas StoryHow my favorite doll became a lifelong companionA response icon2A response icon2