Memorial Day weekend ushers in summer. Some folks head to the beach, others the mountains. My family holds its annual family picnic following a parade in my parents’...
5 Questions to Ask this Memorial Day
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Memoirs
Are You a Keeper of Stories?
Thirty-two years ago on May 19, my Grandmom Munro died in the wee hours of the morning, alone in her hospital bed. At the moment she died, her calico cat Samantha...
5 Things I Learned By Making a Will
I held off making my will as long as I could. Each time I traveled, I felt as though I were a horrible parent. The truth: The thought of dying and leaving my cherubs...
The Cape Era
When I was a little girl, I dreamt of being two things when I grew up: Snow White and a mother. While the first didn’t happen until the Halloween of 2001, the second...
Eating the Elephant
Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), a Lebanese-American poet, wrote, “Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.” Our Tales UnTold specializes in memories....
Sharing isn’t always comfortable
I serve others by offering them the opportunity via Our Tales UnTold to record their stories for posterity, preserving their voice, memories, and values. I bear witness...
Sharing favorite knick-knacks
Do you remember being in elementary school and first time you heard the phrase, “Show and tell”? I can still picture my first-grade teacher with her blonde bouffant...
The Long Ride Home
My son earned his driver’s license yesterday. It’s shiny plastic and highlights in red his underage status. Even his picture looks halfway decent. He worked long and...
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