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My mom’s Lionel train set (a gift from her father in 1948) had been in storage for 35 years. Most of the figures were from my father’s childhood.

6 years ago

My mother wants me to thank John at The Train Depot in Chantilly, Va., who  cleaned and oiled the engine…

Time Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)

6 years ago

Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation after a 20-year break. The Enterprise encounters an abandoned Federation shuttlecraft and a time-travel…

My semester with the snowflakes

6 years ago

Insightful essay from a US Military vet who went to college at age 52. Let me address this “snowflake” thing.…

A Christmas Carol (WAOB Audio Theatre)

6 years ago

Marley was dead. (I voice the narrator in this new, fully dramatized audio adaptation. First of four parts.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItWfTNCendo