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#19 It's All of a Piece
"As I put together 'my story' it occurred to me that it is like the resumes we prepared when looking for a job..."
#39 Poetry
"This may be a bit premature, but I am writing this as the introduction to the section of my memoirs containing the scores of poems I have written over the years. "
A Letter to the Editor
"Getting a Letter to the Editor printed in the NY Times is a minor miracle."
Aging and My Story
"It is happening. I feel it."
Almost, But Not Quite
"How do they do it? Capture a likeness, on paper or canvas, of a person or place."
Autobiography
"I am 77 years old. I am retired. I have a great deal less energy than I used to have."
Forgetting
"When I began to write my 'memoirs' I concentrated on my earliest years." (Fragment)
Holiday Stories
"The High Holidays are over, and I just read a story by S Y Agnon called The Etrog."
If History is His Story
"If History is HIS story, then Memoirs is ME, MOI, with the emphasis on ME."
Looking for Answers
"I have been looking for answers my entire life."