by: Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com A Luftwaffe Airman’s Daughter In 1980, my girlfriend and I were traveling on a rail pass. We left from Milan bound for Frankfurt only because that is where the train went. A German businessman sat across from us and asked, “Where are you going?” “Frankfurt.” “Why? Frankfurt is so boring.Continue reading “Stories from Germany”
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What am I?
© 2009 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published August, 2009, in International Family Magazine My friend in college, Debra, asked me, “What are you?” I did not understand the question. “What are you? How hard can that be? I’m Jewish, what are you?” I said I was not religious. “Neither am I. Just tell meContinue reading “What am I?”
Rejection
© 2009 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published as Borders in International Family Magazine Republished in Folks Magazine on 9/12/09. Dennis and I had never been to Canada. So, in February of 1971 we decided to hitchhike from Terre Haute, Indiana to Toronto by way of Detroit. A kindly gentleman in a pick-up truck offeredContinue reading “Rejection”
The Magical Power of Imagination
© 2007 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published in International Family Magazine As an undergraduate I went on a date to see a famous “mentalist”. I find magicians entertaining. My date was eager to show me proof of the supernatural. I was entertained and she found her evidence. His first feat was to control theContinue reading “The Magical Power of Imagination”
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