Stories I Tell Myself
Linda Brody Bakst on Brooklyn, growing up, identity and more
Category: Illinois
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My brother Mark, who lives near me, called the other day to tell me that he and his wife were going to visit Mom. They were planning to go there and back in one day – it is a 3.5 hour drive one way. I have been wanting to go but have been waiting for…
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I was probably 45 years old before I stopped getting nauseous when there was a tornado watch or warning (I was well acquainted with the difference between the two – and either one caused the same reaction). Before reaching 45, though, the atmospheric conditions present when tornadoes were possible seemed to inhabit my body. My insides…
