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Christine M. Grote
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For the third year in a row I am struggling with what to write for Father’s Day, yet I feel a need to not let the day pass unnoted. The deaths of Mom and Dad in such close proximity illuminated the difference. Mom, who I thought could possibly live for another 15 to 20 years based on the longevity of her mother and aunts, passed out of my life with a tremendous earth-shaking bang. My father, w...
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Dancing in Heaven: A Sister's Memoir
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My sister Annie was born the year after me with severe brain damage. Dancing in Heaven - a sister's memoir is an inspirational story of Annie's life and death.
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A short essay about my father, Alzheimer's,Paris and good luck.
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Jaye wrote: "I once took an anthropology class in college thinking it would be interesting. Let's just say, the class was a failure, but everything I wanted to know, I learned and enjoyed in Guns, Germs and Ste..."Thanks, that's good to know about the anthropology. I definitely need to read it.
I once took an anthropology class in college thinking it would be interesting. Let's just say, the class was a failure, but everything I wanted to know, I learned and enjoyed in Guns, Germs and Steel. In the same vein I'm considering reading 1491 and 1493 next. Also, I hadn't heard of Robert Jordan but thanks to your comment I looked him up. Thanks!
