Samantha Smith Exhibit

Samantha Smith Exhibit

Yesterday, was the 30th anniversary of the death of Samantha Smith. In 1983, Smith, an American schoolgirl, wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov, the Soviet Prime Minister. Dear Mr. Andropov, My name is Samantha Smith. I am ten years old. Congratulations on your new job. I...

Mork Suspenders

Mork Suspenders

This week Robin Williams passed away. I will always remember him best for his role on Mork and Mindy. He inspired a big fashion trend that dominated my junior high years -- rainbow suspenders.  My friend Shona had a pair! The following is an exchange from a Mork and...

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

There in the Sahara winds Jesus heard the whole world cry For the healing that would flow from His own scars From Mullins and My Deliverer World AIDS Day was December 1. I wanted to write something about it, but I had no inspiration until this morning when I...

Death of John Hughes: Invitation to Generation X

Death of John Hughes: Invitation to Generation X

Death is an invitation like no other. The loss of a life calls us into retrospection, introspection and examination of reality-as-time. When Michael Jackson died in June, I suddenly remembered what I’d forgotten: how much I’d loved his music. The fancy glove, the...

Montréal Massacre

Montréal Massacre

Guest Post by Naomi Munn We of Generation X may whine about the suburban canned spaghetti we were forced to consume as our mothers left us alone; latchkey children babysat by the blue light of the television and imprisoned by the four walls of our sub-middle class...

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