Ink Spots

Stories from a small town in the Midwest
by Molly MacDonald

Of our love for all creatures great and small. Sort of.

Of our love for all creatures great and small. Sort of.

 I like almost all critters. I think mice are sort of cute at a distance and far, far away from my house. All our children (Bing and I had five, in case you are new to this column) inherited their parents' affection for God's creatures. Bing's affinity for all...

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The continuing saga of my travel adventures

 My history with airlines over the years had been - um - interesting. I've flown twice with no identification - left my wallet once in a park in Los Angeles and the other time in my sister's cottage in Vermont. I had no other IDs with me. However, the TSA agents were...

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Of my ongoing battle with the wicked cyberspace elves

My first experience with computers was in 1984 when I joined the newspaper staff. I had to learn how to type a story on something other than my portable Smith-Corona typewriter that I got in high school. I wish I could say I was a fast learner. I wasn't. And lo these...

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