Jean McGavin Stories

Dikembe Mutombo at Barack Obama's 2012 Inauguration Story Banner
Dikembe Mutombo at Barack Obama's 2012 Inauguration

It was January 13, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia. My daughter and I were heading out early in the mor . . .

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Betty Ann Armstrong, Beloved Teacher Story Banner
Betty Ann Armstrong, Beloved Teacher

The email chain below resulted from the announcement of the death of Betty Ann Armstrong, who taught . . .

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3 Sentence Holiday Memories From Our Readers Story Banner
3 Sentence Holiday Memories From Our Readers

I feel so fortunate for the memories I have from Christmas as a little girl. One year, my oldest bro . . .

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Pieta

In the late winter of 1973, my sister and I, at 19 and 21, had packed rucksacks (mine a borrowed arm . . .

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Punk Rock Flea Market

Punk Rock Flea Market8/20/2023Bethlehem, Connecticut is a small town of about 3500 people and a surp . . .

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Punk Rock Flea Market, Bethlehem, CT

Punk Rock Flea Market8/20/2023Bethlehem, Connecticut is a small town of about 3500 people and a surp . . .

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The Bomb

The Bomb. That word. It has so many connotations now. A thing that holds super powers at loggerheads . . .

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A Story About an Ordinary Woman

A Story About an Ordinary WomanThere once was a woman in Fermanagh, Who died in the height of the fa . . .

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Penicillin

Subj:  True StoryDate:  2/20/2001  9:45:43PM, Eastern Standard TimeFrom: TAMcGTo:  xxx@glynnisCC . . .

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Queen Elizabeth II

History just changed. England’s Queen Elizabeth has died at the venerable age of 96. She has been . . .

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On Mother's Day 2022

It was the the 1950s. I didn’t want to be a mother. As the fifth child of seven, I watched my mom . . .

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St. Patrick's Day

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day I would like to recount what I little I know about Henry McGavin, my . . .

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