The Holidays
By Frances Bryce, December 31, 2020 — A few days before Christmas during my almost daily walk I saw many cars that had Christmas trees on the top and I remembered how my daughter and I, when I was in … Continued
By Frances Bryce, December 31, 2020 — A few days before Christmas during my almost daily walk I saw many cars that had Christmas trees on the top and I remembered how my daughter and I, when I was in … Continued
By Elliot Doomes, February 13, 2020 — I missed all of those holidays. I never got Valentine’s [Day] cards and all that. I never had birthday parties either. I threw myself a birthday party when I was seventeen. I invited … Continued
By Ronald Ostroff, December 3, 2020 — It was the night before Christmas. He lived all alone, in a one-bedroom house made of plaster and stone. To see just in[side] the home [where he] did live, I looked all about … Continued
By Carolyn Boston, November 19, 2020 — Several years ago I was at my great niece’s home for Thanksgiving and we always looked forward to going to her house because she is an awesome cook. So it was with great … Continued
By Norman Cain, January 2, 2020 — Several weeks ago at Center in the Park I wrote a story about the hardships and the joy that people go through during the holiday period. Well, during this particular holiday period, I … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, October 29, 2020 — Growing up in the ’50s in an uptown neighborhood of Toronto, Halloween was something we looked forward to all year long. With the help of our mothers, we fashioned costumes of witches, cowboys, … Continued
By Frances Bryce, January 2, 2020 — My adult daughter and son usually spend the Christmas holidays together now that she is married and lives full-time in California and I have a home in Philadelphia. I often travel to California. … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, December 5, 2020 — Growing up in Toronto in the 1950s there were almost no other Jewish families in our neighborhood. Many of the people on our street were Irish and Scottish immigrants. The Bells, the Charltons, … Continued
By Carolyn Boston, October 31, 2019 — Today is Halloween. Memories flood my mind about experiences I had during the ghoulish holiday celebration. A friend of mine had two sphynx cats, Icky and Boogshie. She made Halloween costumes for the … Continued
By José Dominiguez, November 07, 2019 — Halloween is out of my repertoire. Nevertheless, I usher myself in understanding and experiencing the joy of an extra holiday in my long list of holidays. The first thing I learned is that … Continued