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Fun Times on a Sunday Outing

Off to the emergency room.

Jun 10 • Pat Willard

Betty and I make a garden.

May 20 • Pat Willard

Hundreds of Letters

What do you do with all these voices from the past?

May 7 • Pat Willard

Accidental Roamings Through the Civil War

One path leads to another, through battlefields, hospitals, and recipes.

Apr 21 • Pat Willard

Or how my house has become a favorite layover for some of the 350 different birds that are currently flying through Brooklyn.

Apr 2 • Pat Willard

Recent posts

The Dromoland Castle Incident

Better known as the Danny Boy divorce proceedings.

Mar 18 • Pat Willard

Cuties on the Subway

Unsolicited remarks late one night on the R train sends a wife reeling into a smackdown with reality.

Mar 5 • Pat Willard

Life in the galleries, possibly coming to a museum near you.

Feb 18 • Pat Willard

A Poem for President's Day

Our famed local poet once renewed her faith in our country's leaders.

Feb 16 • Pat Willard

Snow Day Follies

A long list of suggestions to defeat the winter while waiting for spring to come.

Feb 3 • Pat Willard

Once More Unto the Breach

Say it often enough and courage will be yours!

Jan 22 • Pat Willard

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