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By Mary Claire Ekstrom One day, not long after my fourth birthday, my dad told my two brothers and me that we were going to visit our family ranch. A …

An old woman walked up and tied her old mule to the hitching post. As she stood there, brushing some of the dust from her face and clothes, a young …

According to Becca Frierson, the best party going is Sister’s On The Fly! With its strict no men, no children or dogs allowed, this… The largest women’s outdoor organization in …

Starting a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, an elderly, grandmother-type to the stand. He approached her. “Mrs. Wilson, do you know me?” She responded, “Why, …

There you are. Sitting at the dining room table, at someone else’s house, staring at their candelabra. Not because it’s beautiful, but because one of the candlesticks is leaning to …

By Mary Claire Ekstrom My roommate and I are both out-of-staters at the University of Minnesota. She’s from Wisconsin. I’m from Texas. (Hence the cows in the picture) We wanted …

By Mary Claire Ekstrom Anxious excitement swirled. My life was about to change. Big. I was entering high school.

By Mary Claire Ekstrom Pierce’s eyes bored into me as he relayed his most tragic childhood memory. Again. Six years older than me, I assumed he was wise, but mainly …

“Honey, why don’t you sit down at the table and we’ll start supper.” Kathy said to Henry, her husband of 50 years. “Sure thing.” Her husband shuffled to the dining …