December 20, 2024
Published by Ida Momennejad at December 20, 2024
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Grief Makes Us Time Travelers

A neuroscientist studying memory, I used to believe time was linear. Then my mother had a stroke. I am in my pajamas, watching a Netflix documentary […]
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July 25, 2023
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 25, 2023
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Gay, Dominant, Single, White, Female’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. God’s Wife We called Dad “The Answerman.” He seemed to know the answer […]
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December 16, 2022
Published by Jancee Dunn at December 16, 2022
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Why You Should Record a Family Member’s Voice This Holiday Season

You can create an audio time capsule with anyone you love. Every year at Christmas, my father has a ritual. He pours a large tumbler of […]
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September 27, 2020
Published by Caren Osten Gerszberg at September 27, 2020
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How to Get Focused

The average person’s mind wanders 47 percent of the time, according to a 2010 Harvard study, so nearly half the time you’re doing one thing, you’re […]
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August 28, 2020
Published by Les Tyler Johnson at August 28, 2020
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Will They See Me as a Son, a Daughter or a Stranger?

Unlike my mother’s usual emails (with the entire message crammed into the subject line), this one had no text, only an attached photo. I clicked on […]
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