by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 24, 2026 | Family, Retirement
Retiring, clearing an office of years of accumulation may be bittersweet, but it often yields unexpected treasures. I have noted in an earlier post the letter I received from my high school teacher, Mr. Takacs. (Actually, it was a letter from me to me!) The other day,... 
by Rebecca Copeland | May 8, 2024 | Memories
Christopher Robin was a good friend of mine. It’s safe to say he was my first friend. No other children my age lived near us on South Main Street. I didn’t have any friends of my own until I started attending kindergarten, just my sisters and their friends.... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Nov 9, 2022 | Memories
“You take Jupiter, and I’ll take Saturn.” We were studying the solar system in our fourth-grade class, and Linda thought we ought to create the different planets in our houses. We wouldn’t do all the planets. I mean, who wanted to recreate Uranus anyway? We planned to... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Oct 26, 2022 | Family
The recent flood in my St. Louis house has put me in mind of other houses I have lived in along the way. Houses are so much more than shelters. They are more than prized possessions. They are containers of memories. The houses we have lived in and left shape the... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Feb 10, 2021 | Mystery Fiction
When I was a child I loved reading mystery novels. My older sisters passed along their copies of Nancy Drew and I was drawn to her sleuthing skills and bold behavior. I devoured The Secret of the Old Clock, The Secret in the Old Attic, and many others. My favorite was...
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