Marianne’s Story: Bear Medicine
What the bear who came to visit and ate her Mexican leftovers taught Marianne
Susan’s Story, As the River Flows…
How Susan was unable to move and was in dire need to reach the river and why…
Patricia’s Story: Shore House
In early 1996, my daughter Dana had a sleepover at her friend Reba Fiori’s house. When I picked them up, she started saying that Reba’s house was haunted, and Reba casually agreed. “It’s true,” she said. Dana heard footsteps all night, up and down the stairs and...
Mahani’s Story: 70’s TV & Reality
My first real job was props and casting with an advertising agency called O&M. It was 1973 in Malaysia and there were no talent scouts or casting agents. When the company needed actors for their TV commercials, I would go out and find them, in the streets if I...Recent Stories
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