Working in the fields of the Lord
by Joe Sullivan
... Melrose grandmother Sara Linnehan volunteers
for medical missionary work in the Dominican Republic

The mighty oak hath fallen
from Marie Merino Ryan
... 'Woodman, spare that tree'

Almost drowned - a true story
by Ed Wright
... it wasn't my time to go

The dog days of summer are gone
by Casa
... and boy am I glad

Doing something that scared her
from Lynne McPherson
... meet our September Guest Writer from Australia,
relating her adoption of an Ethiopian boy.

A day at B.U.
by Carol Nelson
... notes from a lecture

'Where have you been?' 'Out.'
by Russ Priestley
... 'and what have you been doing?' 'Nothin''

Don't linger
by Ed Boyd
... the best American short story writer, Raymond Carver

WWII: We crossed the Atlantic in a rolling freighter
by Tom Dillon
... liberty ships are not exactly the Queen Mary

The end of eugenics
by John Averell
... or is it?

Flying home in a B-25
by Steve Johnson
... while posing as a USAF major

The flatlander's guide to Vermont
by Carol Priestley
... Yup, heed these hints when in the hinterland

Nice but naughty Spider
by Dororthy O'Connor
... something about fried green tomatoes ...

New beginnings - part two
by Joanne Olsen Imbracsio
... age is only a number

It's time (at 77) to get a new motorcycle
by Don Norris
... what makes riding a bike so fascinating?

The runaway
by Ann Robbins Talbot
... did you ever try running away from home?

Life in the fast lane
by Jerry Norton
... with the wind in his mustache

Screw-ups, make-overs and other local news
from the SilverStringers
... breaking non-news on the home front -- September 2008

Fall session jammed with opportunities
by Jack Beckley, director, Melrose Council on Aging
... September, 2008 for "Looking Ahead"