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• Of Birthdays and Gifts and Other Things

  By Julie Callahan on November 1, 2015 • ( 14 )

  

  This week, I celebrated my birthday. Some people my age dismiss birthdays claiming, “I stopped celebrating my birthday years ago.” Frankly, I don’t understand this. Why wouldn’t anyone avoid a day when you call the shots and eat cake? My… Read More ›

• “Up North” in Michigan

  By Julie Callahan on October 23, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  When we tell people we are living Up North, they often respond, “Oh right. The UP.” But Up North is not the UP. The first time I lived in Michigan, I was in college and learned to use the top… Read More ›

• Hamtramck, Michigan

  By Julie Callahan on October 16, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  In the early 80s, we lived in Detroit where we learned of Hamtramck, a neighborhood largely consisting of Polish immigrants, from friends who dined there. For us, The Detroit Years (1979-1983) were also known as The Lean Years; we never… Read More ›

• Surf Camp–Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

  By Julie Callahan on October 4, 2015 • ( 21 )

  

  “Surf Camp?” my daughter, Taylor, asked. “Does anyone besides you call it Surf Camp?” “Taylor, it says Surf Camp on my rash guard.” “Wait. You’re wearing a rash guard?” When my friend Amy mentioned learning to surf was a dream… Read More ›

• Monticello and the Book

  By Julie Callahan on September 24, 2015 • ( 16 )

  

  On a hilltop ten minutes from downtown Charlottesville stands Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. I hadn’t visited the house in years—decades actually, but I wanted to return and hoped to see the book. When my dad became ill, he… Read More ›

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