The Front of the Bus
By Carlotta Fareira, January 20, 2015 – All aboard! My grandsons and I were going to Plymouth Meeting Mall. They were 7, 6 and 2 ½ years old at the time. We were going to ride the “L” SEPTA bus. … Continued
By Carlotta Fareira, January 20, 2015 – All aboard! My grandsons and I were going to Plymouth Meeting Mall. They were 7, 6 and 2 ½ years old at the time. We were going to ride the “L” SEPTA bus. … Continued
By Rev. Tom White, June 14, 2017 – Both [my wife] and I thought of Fatherhood and Motherhood as something that simply must wait until after marriage; and marriage would occur after we had taken time to know and understand … Continued
By Ann Cullinan, November 10, 2015 – My brother and I were raised outside of Coatesville, PA. We could not see another house from ours. We played out in the fields, in the creek, on other people’s properties. Our beagle, … Continued
By Norman Cain, April 5, 2015 — I was a member of the United States 549th military policeman company, which was housed at Fort Davison, the Atlantic side of the Republic of Panama from 1965 -67. During that period, my … Continued
Alison Tash, April 2, 2015 Though my wedding involved new in-laws, best man, and lots of friends of my new family, I had a good friend as bridesmaid, one I’d known since we met six years earlier when she was … Continued
Kathryn Trotta, April 2, 2015 When I was 7 years old, we moved to a small seven-acre farm that my great uncle had owned. My father was too old for the draft so he continued to work the third shift at … Continued
By Robert D. Bailey, October 14, 2016 — I do not remember my grandfather’s face. He was tall, but all adults are tall to a 5-year-old. He did not talk much, but when he did speak his voice was a … Continued
“Walk like a lady.” I can’t tell you how many times I heard these words over the early years of my life. Being the only granddaughter and the only niece on the maternal side of the family comes with heavy … Continued
By Georgia, July 9, 2014 — I was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. My momma had 15 kids and she taught all of us how to take care of ourselves. The houses we had had bricks underneath and planks that you … Continued