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stephanieraffelock

Jan 8, 20233 min read

A Letter From Across Time

Sitting on the floor in my office, I’d pulled out a half-a-dozen photo albums from a cabinet. Flipping through the pages, I couldn’t find...

stephanieraffelock

Nov 7, 20213 min read

Keep The Faith

Sometime in April of 1973, just days after I turned twenty-one, I started waitressing at The Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard. I knew...

stephanieraffelock

Jul 25, 20212 min read

The Summer Sun Always Sets Over the Ice Cream Truck

Summer brings joyful chaos to life. The heat is such that I have to walk early in the day. Walk before the sun becomes too intense, and...

stephanieraffelock

Jun 2, 20212 min read

What A Difference A Year Can Make!

Today a couple of memories popped up on my Facebook page and I was surprised by what a touchstone they were. At this time in 2019, I had...

stephanieraffelock

Oct 10, 20193 min read

Suitable for Re-framing

My mom: Cleopha Marie Tylenda There aren’t a lot of photos of my mother as a little girl. Personal photography was not a common thing...

stephanieraffelock

May 27, 20183 min read

The Size of a Parakeet’s Heart

Breakfast happened in a sunny corner of the kitchen on a plastic tablecloth whose flowered print had faded in spots from the sun and the...