InWeeds & WildflowersbyGK·5h agoRemembering to forgetA short free verse poemA response icon1A response icon1
thom.gillespie·15h agoToday I got the call that my friend Dennis has died. He was in his mid-70s.About a year ago, his wife Jane (or maybe his daughter Julia) texted me that Dennis had been admitted to hospice. I called Jane right away…
Tim Groot·23h agoRemembrance Day, and Questioning the Value of Sacrifice“All we have of freedom, all we use or know — / This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.” — Thomas Bailey Aldrich
InReflections & RealitiesbyElizabeth Woods·2d agoWe Remember ThemRemembrance SundayA response icon3A response icon3
InThe Daily CuppabyBarb Dalton·3d agoThe Biggest Problem With Cellphones Isn’t What You ThinkIt’s what you don’t rememberA response icon5A response icon5
A Very British Vicar·3d agoLest We Forget‘Lest we forget’ is a strange phrase. Archaic. We only seem to use it at Remembrance Day. The internet tells me it comes from the 1897 poem…
Alicia Turner·3d agoWill the USA Be Ok, ever? Trying not to be AfraidThe United States has never been a perfect country, in all my 68 years here as a natural born citizen. Perfection is just something no…
InHeamibyJose Heavena·Nov 2On All Souls' DayWe visited Mom’s grave today. Memories of her were playing on my mind.A response icon3A response icon3
InFirst Line FictionbyRick Allen·Oct 31The First New Memory — Chapter 8That Was OursA response icon1A response icon1
Ralph Guian Querubin·Oct 30Why Does Time Move So Fast?A letter from the kid from San Pedro about nostalgia, growing up, and the moments I wish I could live twice.
