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BECCA ROBERTS ALLEY
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Author and biologist. Epilepsy advocate. Retired science teacher. Human rights activist for all races, sexes and religions.
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New Color for the New Year
The pair of Storytellers’ Chairs have returned to the mountain fully restored and ready for more. I have been busy saving the stories as well. Legacy isn’t just about  things. In t…
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January 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Lights in the Darkness
I appreciate holiday lights when the nights are looooooong. Sleigh and horse I love these because they are beside a lake which reflects the colors. Stagecoach and horses This resort’s lake ha…
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December 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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The Gift of Support
Sometimes we must make decisions that our people do not understand. The need inside is so strong that the pulls from outside must be ignored.That is where I have been for the past year and a half. …
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December 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Kitchen Sinking Christmas Lighting
One of our family traditions is to ride around town looking at Christmas lighting and decorations. We found a new favorite this year. We visited the known hotspots along the main streets. There are…
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December 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Gifts from My Angel
I opened a special package this morning. The gifts were given by the two beautiful daughters of my soulmate, Sandra who died in July of 2024. Treasures from Sandra Sandra’s two girls were abo…
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December 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Snow Swirls
This is my first winter on the mountain, so everything is a first for me. The wind woke me up this morning. I looked out the back window to see snow tornadoes swirling where the wind met the corner…
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December 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Making Mama’s Memorial Ornaments
This will be our first Christmas without Mama. I am making memorial ornaments for me and my sister. They are pink, Mama’s favorite color. Remembering Mama I will share the steps for doing thi…
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December 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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The Morphing Memoir
What happens when the storyline falls apart and you are left looking at a completely different tale. In my digging through family artifacts to write a book that was supposed to be about paternalism…
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December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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It’s Melting
Water drops and snow plops are making patterns in the snow. The deer have criss-crossed the yard many times during these past three days. Deer spent time under our porch. Deer tracks headed under t…
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December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Watching It Snow
I have watched the snow in silence all morning. I am truly grateful for this period of quiet peace. I have needed to concentrate on a project I have been working on. The view from my desk. No, it i…
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December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The Marine’s Letters Make It Home
My sister and I met Louis’s daughter and grandson for lunch yesterday. Both of them resemble him. I felt relief to finally hand over this important part of their dad and grandfather’s h…
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December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"People’s opinions are mainly designed to make them feel comfortable; truth, for most people is a secondary consideration."

— Bertrand Russell
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Supplies for Enduring Bad Weather
I am thankful to be prepared for the first bit of icy weather here on the mountain. Now that my body is worth more than my car, I will not be risking a fall nor a wreck. I have a wonderful stash of…
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December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Here are 8 novels NPR staff and critics loved in 2025
Every year, we ask NPR staff and book critics to share their favorite titles in our annual Books We Love guide. Here are 8 fiction picks that were standout stars.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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My Ephemeral Art Box
Sometimes I need to play with options of an idea I am developing. That is when I pull out my Ephemeral Art Box. It contains fragile, small trinkets that can add details to cards, letters or dress u…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Letters from a Marine: 1949 – 1952
My sister and I found a large envelope of letters from my mom’s high school boyfriend while we were cleaning out her house to sell it. We started to read the letters while mom was still alive…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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The Two Letters
I went through my safe this evening in order to find two letters. These two letters were opened with a knife, not my usual ripping.I never saw them until I took a box of cards and photos home from …
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November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Past Family Picnics
I drove to our family’s favorite picnic spot along the Blue Ridge Parkway yesterday. Julian Price Picnic Area This is called Julian Price Picnic grounds. Just up the road is Price Lake and Ju…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Past Family Picnics
I drove to our family’s favorite picnic spot along the Blue Ridge Parkway yesterday. Julian Price Picnic Area This is called Julian Price Picnic grounds. Just up the road is Price Lake and Ju…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Past Family Picnics
I drove to our family’s favorite picnic spot along the Blue Ridge Parkway yesterday. Julian Price Picnic Area This is called Julian Price Picnic grounds. Just up the road is Price Lake and Ju…
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November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Daddy’s 5,840 Slides
I got the neighbor’s children to help move all the boxes of slides and the three projectors to one place in the basement. I was tired of looking at them every day. They have been downstairs f…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Following the Lines
These books are supposed to be for coloring mindfuly and de-stressing. I have tried that. It does not work for me. I would rather draw or paint than color between the lines.I have these books bevau…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Zoo in a Box
Inside this little box is an entire zoology course. Zoo in a box The cards are arranged by the common names of animal phyla in order of complexity: fish, mollusks, insects, amphibians, reptiles, bi…
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November 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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My Paper Plants
The green is gone here on the mountain. My other home is never this brown in November. The wind and cold have kept me inside more than I am used to. These conditions are causing what I call “…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Pure Gold Pauses
When I was teaching college biology I used to pause before an important point and alert my students that a gold nugget of knowledge was forthcoming. If I had been my student taking notes, I would h…
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November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM