A visit with my mother’s younger sister

We used to live right by The Hollywood's Largest Toyshop. The entire time we lived in Hollywood, we didn't have a car. We walked everywhere.

I’m working my way through my father’s boxes of stuff. I’m not sure why I hung onto it. Let’s death clean together.

Around the time I turned twelve, my father realized that my voice was changing, sounding more mature.

In 1942, Riley went to Dr. Ben L. Reitman’s funeral, introduced himself as Richard Riley Shepard, pastor of the Liberal Church of LA

Last week, I spent three days roaming around NYC with my “new” niece and nephew.

I met Shankar Vedantam, he’s got a great vibe.

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photo by Thomas Schworer ©Stacya Shepard Silverman Riley Shepard’s Promise 2023 All Rights Reserved My artist friend Thomas often texts...