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Any music/musicians’ strike in the 1940s is a mystery to me. My mother took me to many musical comedy shows during th...

My parents, William (Bill) Keating and Anne Pierson were born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, attending brother...

As the youngest of six children – four boys and two girls – I guess you’d say I’ve some experience in a ‘mixed...

Near the end of my stay in Japan, one of the trustees asked me if I’d like to use his motor scooter during the spring ...

About 1943, my town got its first supermarket, the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, forever known as the A & P. Before ...

From the age of 7 until I was 16 and had a driver’s license, my transportation was relegated to a bicycle. At 12, I wa...

“Jesus, it’s 6 a.m. and I’ve ambulance duty today! I better get showered, dressed and down to the station. I think...

Being a teacher afforded me many fascinating summer vacations, but the times I really treasure are the ones I spent as a...

It was 1944. My high school boy friend went off to be part of the occupation in Hokaido, an island off the coast of Japa...

It is 1944 in Sarasota, Florida and Sarasota High School is buzzing with plans for the Senior Prom. As a senior I am exc...

Oh, that wonderful Christmas when I made it known that I only wanted books! They were my first love, my best friends - n...

It seems as if I have always been traveling away from home - if I really know where home is. I was born in New York City...