Legacy Stories

An Anti-Olympic-Worthy Story

Cunningham’s Court: Memory #64 The Olympic Dream That Wasn’t (’64) Part of the Cunningham’s Court series. See the series introduction in Memory #75 Let’s interrupt the inspirational, awe-inspiring Olympic programming for what you least expect: a dream-crashing muse and a quick reality check that not every dream comes true. Don’t get me wrong—I wanted this… Continue reading An Anti-Olympic-Worthy Story

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The Timeless Wisdom of Pop Jones: Breaking Rules and Making History

Some rules we follow and some rules we break—who knew this longer than anyone? Our Founding Fathers and Pop Jones. He saw 106 Independence Days before he passed away this January at 107 years old. As a boy growing up in West Philadelphia, he had no rights once he left a prescribed area of town.… Continue reading The Timeless Wisdom of Pop Jones: Breaking Rules and Making History

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Uncle Rob’s Legacy: The Untold Chapter of Connection and Loss

I rewrote this many times, trying to find my heart in all this loss. I wanted to see my uncle one last time before he passed. His cancer-riddled state didn’t matter; I would do anything to talk to him again. Only, I didn’t get that chance. In our anguish over fulfilling others’ final wishes and… Continue reading Uncle Rob’s Legacy: The Untold Chapter of Connection and Loss