Poetic account of a new small press in Winnetka. As Emily Dickinson said, “… the poet lights a lamp and then goes out himself - but the light goes on and on."

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The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.

The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.

The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.

The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.

The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.

The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.

The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.

Two short stories, location Mexico: the first about bringing a watch from the U.S. to a Mexican boy; the second about a tourist's para-sail ride.

Description of the Ben Hecht papers at The Newberry Library, focusing on Hecht's coming to terms with being a Jew, and his early life in Chicago. Also, biography of Rose Caylor Hecht, the second wife of Ben Hecht. Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist.

Looking back, facing future. A thoughtful, intelligent musing on the pattern of life from youth to middle age and recognition of the value of life experiences. "But the rewards of building a solid edifice are wondrous".

When a neighbor cuts down a Remien tree, the author, wall-eyed, recalled other neighbors in her past who were easier to love.

(Part II of Bird Watcher's Tour Guides, Hi Jackers) Part I presented 2/9/77) "Not ours to understand" was the comment of the professor's wife as the bird-watching tour returns to Addis Ababa after their plane is hijacked.

Early-in-this century, Britain’s leading literary agent helped the famous, the unknown, and even the desperate lady author achieve publication.

An oral history of the Chicago Community Trust, in which the author gives an insider's view and highlights of her term as chairman.

The author writes: "The Chautauqua of my childhood so wondrously blended soul and brain that it continues to live with me as joyous song and sweet refrain."

The Nantucket men of the 18th and 19th centuries showed the same independence in governing their tiny island as their whaling forefathers.

Fictional account of the true story of a young family in the Depression who was helped to a better future and thereby became instruments of grace.

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A happy Winnetka housewife remembers her early school, days, romantic adventures, citizenship efforts, and riding a float in the 1933 Century of Progress.

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Our most recent daughter-in-law is ¼ Cherokee; the history of the Cherokee Nation and its most famous member, Sequoia, seemed a suitable subject to me.