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Dispose of the Evidence by Kathryn Schleich
The cab pulled into the driveway and while Jerry paid the fare, Lois assessed the house. This was the first time they had left their two teenage sons home by themselves. Like any mother, the prospect of Tim and Kyle on their own for five days had caused Lois apprehension. At 18 and 17 respectively, the boys had made the argument they were too old for grandpa and grandma to babysit. They promised to check-in with their grandparents daily. Click here for entire story

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No Man's Land by Kathryn Schleich
The first picture was taken sometime in the summer of 1968. It’s tiny at 3 ½ x 3 ½ inches, the black and white images flat and slightly blurred. My husband, Terry, and his younger siblings Tim and Therese are positioned in front of a cement wall. The second photograph is alive with brilliant color. In this picture my husband stands exactly where he and his siblings stood nearly 40 years earlier. Taken by me in July 2004, there is no longer a wall but a bustling street with polished buildings and expensive cars. The photographs, mounted in a hinged frame display the stark divisiveness of the Berlin Wall in 1968 against the gleaming free Berlin of 2004. Click here for entire story 

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