Family & Relationships, Siblings
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Something to Remember Me By
by Erika Willows
When we pass what is there left to remember us? A t-shirt that smells faintly of the laundry detergent we used to use, a few photographs and maybe some jewelry. The most important are the stories that swirl amongst those that are left behind....
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Stone Cold Tea
by Winn Bray Rathbun
In Stone Cold Tea, a beautifully rendered creative non-fiction memoir, Winn Bray Rathbun takes us from early childhood in small-town Welland, Ontario, where she was the youngest in a working-class family of six, to her growing awareness much...
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Vunga
Tales of an Island Boy by Frank Banfield
Vunga, nicknamed for the mosquitos that make him ill year after year, lives on the Caribbean island of Grenada along with his many siblings. His penchant for mischief and the playground of nature around him get Vunga into all sorts of trouble,...
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Cherished Memories
by Raymond Pierce CSsR
These Cherished Memories are the fruit of many happy hours of writing over several years. I get lost in a wonderful place when I am writing a Personal Story. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed writing them. Raymond Pierce.
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University of Motherhood
Undergraduate Degree by Cathy Kotow-Dockman
For Cathy, motherhood became an avenue for personal growth and awareness. She worked passionately and intentionally to develop a parenting approach which blended traditional values with empowerment and alternative methods. Motherhood became a...
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The Storrings Brothers (In Foster Care)
by Murray Storrings, Dennis Storrings and Glen Storrings
Glen, Dennis and Murray Storrings were young children in the 1940s when they were made wards of the child welfare department in British Columbia. In the following years, the three brothers would live in over a hundred foster homes between them,...
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The Three Coins
by Christopher (Bob) Lohan
Toronto, 1951 – Irishman Tom Corbert sits in his rented room and turns an unopened letter over in his hands. The envelope has stamps from all over the world on it, stamps that trace the journey he’s been on for the last decade. The letter has...
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Hey, Bub!
Two brothers and a chromosome to spare by Steve Prater
“Hey, Bub!” was the familiar greeting Tom Prater used throughout his life. He was born with Down syndrome in 1949, and in spite of his disabilities, became a beloved and integral part of his family and community. While his speech was limited to...
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