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Author Archives: Carol Early Cooney
About Alice by Calvin Trillin
I was about a block away when I saw the couple on the bench. As I moved closer, I could see her occasionally say something to him. She would sit up and tilt forward and he would look out over … Continue reading
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
If you asked me, I would tell you that I don’t normally read travel books. I would not even put it on the list of types of books that I would want to read. But I was wrong. Before … Continue reading
For My Son
Today on Julia Tomiak’s blog “Diary of a Word Nerd”, Eli Pacheco as a guest writer talked about the three books, songs, and quotes he would put in a time capsule for his three daughters. Please read his insights here. This … Continue reading
The Journal of Best Practices by David Finch
I am intrigued by the brain. I have gotten more interested over time as I have watched my parents struggle with forms of dementia. While heartbreaking, it is also so amazing to see how each day can bring differences. There has … Continue reading
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The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
From 1853 until 1920, the Children’s Aid Society in New York and then later the Catholic New York Foundling Hospital would take homeless children from the East Coast to the Midwest. The goal was to provide the children with homes … Continue reading





