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scarpaauthor
- Feb 1, 2022
Memories of Dad on his 100th birthday!
He was practically a card carrying member of what Tom Brokaw called “the Greatest Generation.” Brokaw listed personal responsibility,...
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scarpaauthor
- Jan 12, 2022
How did this famous painting by Edgar Degas inspire an episode from my mother's life in my new book?
(Woman in a Tub by Edgar Degas, 1886) Listening to my parents’ stories of their youth, I learned that there were stark differences...
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scarpaauthor
- Dec 22, 2021
Christmas 1961 versus Christmas 1931
Growing up, all of our Christmases on Maltby Street were similarly exciting, but for some reason one stands out for me. It must have been...
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