Author: Adirondack Center for Writing

“DAD! YOU CAN'T!” His youngest daughter nearly screamed when she saw what he was wearing.“Why?” He asked looking bewildered at her.“It's at least thirty years old – as old as I am!”“Older actually,” he responded. “In that picture of me holding your oldest brother the day we brought him home, I'm wearing this shirt.”“He's forty! … Continue reading NO SHIRT LIKE THIS SHIRT by Duane L. Herrmann

While my husband and I dined out last December, a woman approached our table, then stopped. “Excuse me, but may I ask you where you bought your sweater? It’s stunning.” “Thank you. This is my favorite sweater and it’s nearly thirty years old. Unfortunately, the shop where I found it has been gone for a … Continue reading My Favorite Sweater by Linda Freedland

The pandemic has broughtrise to many memories.The year was 1963,my freshman year at Keuka College.We were given our class sweatshirts.Dark blue with a white cartoondrawn by our classmate.The cartoon figure has acomical grin across its face.All classes were assigneda mascot of a different indigenous tribe.Four years we celebratedthe Mohawk Tribe, 1963-1967I loved my sweatshirt and … Continue reading The Tattered Blue Sweatshirt by Mary Perrin Scott

I’ve had this pair for ten, maybe twelve years now. Of course, I only wear ‘em when I’m out in the woods like this. But I tell you, Charlie, for hiking and climbing, nothing beats this high-performance, athletic underwear. It doesn’t chafe, the crotch never rides up, and the waistband never rolls over. When I … Continue reading What Lies Beneath by Bill Thomas

“I’m obsessed with socks. I even wear them to bed.”Odette Annabelle I have a pair of yellow knee socks which have to be over 57 years old. I know this because I would never have worn such footwear with my Catholic Central High School green plaid skirt uniform. When in college at Russell Sage in … Continue reading Yellow Knee Socks by June Hannay Kosier