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Closet of Anxieties Politics War and Peace

American Expansion

I thought that by focusing on small, joyful things, I might minimize the horror building in my chest.

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Community Politics

My Favorite President

A commemorative plate, my first vote, my mother at Jimmy Carter’s inaugural, Bob’s undergrad, and carrying the trash.

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Family Politics

Inaurgural Traveler by Janice Illo

My mother’s article with her impressions of Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 1977.

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Community Life and Death

Matter – Christmas Day, 2024

When you zone in on the important things, nothing else matters.

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Family Travel

Brothers – Kitty Hawk, November 2024

Recollections from an aviation-themed family visit.