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Reflections on the Dramas of Life 

 

Dear gentle Reader,

 

These eight vignettes, or brief stories, were originally sent to family and friends at Christmastime—one annually, beginning in 2006, the year my father passed away.

 

Each vignette concerns a significant personal event or experience—my father’s passing; our son’s first deployment to Iraq; the loss of a lifelong friend; the subsequent loss of my mother; a visit with siblings; the anniversary of 9/11; a fortieth high school reunion; and an observation regarding our US Constitution—which others may relate to also. That is to say, each has a universal theme.

 

Except for the first vignette, regarding the death of my father, each begins with a question. The question alludes to the universal theme.

 

The universal themes are in three groups, and the stories appear chronologically, with the exception of “A Journey in Time.”

 

I hope you enjoy the stories.

 

Richard Stark

Editor                            

 

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