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A Penny for You, Love – Penny Nolte

Auroras & Blossoms — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

In my family, we leave pennies on the graves of friends and relatives when visiting their burial sites. And although there are apparently zillions of pennies lying around unused in the US, it can be very difficult to find one when you don’t stock up, first.Only last week, at the site of my parents’, grandparents’ […]

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‘Bobby’ – E.P. Lande

Auroras & Blossoms — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:19:00 +0000

I named him Bobby because he was born with “socks”. When he was old enough to leave his family nest, Bobby made a home for himself in a cut-off water tube that José had attached to the wall in the coop where most of our hens congregated. It wasn’t long before Bobby attracted a pure […]

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‘Love and Other Magic’ – Matthew Spence

Auroras & Blossoms — Tue, 27 May 2025 14:49:42 +0000

Madame Tansy was a self-described witch who lived in a quiet cul de sac on the edge of town, next to a stretch of wild, untamed forest. She wasn’t the kind of witch with green skin or a crooked hat (though she did own one for Halloween). No, Tansy was a “rent-a-witch,” the kind you […]

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‘Coffee, a Recollection’ – Diane Funston

Auroras & Blossoms — Tue, 20 May 2025 15:04:00 +0000

Coffee breaks were a daily ritual in the yellow house where I grew up. Every weekday between three and four, my grandparents and I would have our coffee, our sweets, our conversation. When I was ten years old, I was initiated into the habit of rich brown coffee and pastry afternoons. Thirty-one years later, I […]

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