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Reflecting on a road trip, 25 years after 9/11

We were neighbors and friends in Jamaica Plain, making our way to LA and our separate futures. Not long after, hers was cut short.

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How I found out in my 60s that I have cousins on two other continents

We thought our grandfather's family was decimated in the Holocaust. Now we're finding family we didn't know we had.

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An illustration showing an RV parked on a sandy beach near sunset. There are small waves lapping the beach. On the right, there's a wooden sign that says Salisbury Beach.

My wife, our campervan, and me

We've logged thousands of miles on our campervan. First as a young couple, then new parents, and now grandparents.

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A composite image that puts two snapshots side by side. On the left is a photo of two young women standing outside a building with their arms over each other's shoulders. On the right, exterior photo of an older house with a old Volkswagen Beetle parked in front.

As first-time roommates, we thought, ‘This isn’t going to work out.’ Fifty years later, we’re still friends.

Holy cards decorated her side of the room, and I was a disheveled mess.

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A father and adult daughter sit on wooden chairs in an outdoor setting. They are clinking wine glasses.

My father and I fought like scorpions in a bottle during my youth. I wanted the last word.

I’ve been navigating the no man’s land between two cultures my entire life.

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A photo illustration showing a selfie of two people standing inside a comic book store.

When a comic book hero retires in Waltham

He built a veritable attic of childhood wants and dreams. Now that he's retiring, where will I go?

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A swan has its head bent back resting on its backside.

I’m not your typical birdwatcher, but this Concord wildlife refuge lures me back every season

The birdsong and beauty that keep luring me back.

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An image of a silhouetted hand holding an old-fashioned cardstock library card with the author's name and a metal strip.

I got my first library card at the age of 5. It changed everything.

It may only have been a small piece of brown cardboard, but it was so much more.