Doreen Mary Frick

Jul 11, 2023 | boomermagazine.com | Bill Levine |Wesley Shennan |Doreen Mary Frick |Phil Perkins

Bill Levine was 11 years old when Marilyn Monroe died. He heard the news of her death over a transistor radio at summer camp. “There must have been snippets of unsettling news items crackling over the transistor, about the megatons involved in nuclear testing from Russia and the U.S. I don’t remember hearing any of this nuclear brinkmanship stuff.

Jul 5, 2023 | boomermagazine.com | Wesley Shennan |Doreen Mary Frick |Phil Perkins |Sherrill Pool Elizondo

Tragedies can impact families across generations. Wesley Shennan tells of the aunt he never got to meet and of the residential school system that took her from her family. (Originally published in Canada’s History Magazine, May, 2023, used with author’s permission.)This is a photograph of my grandparents, Solomon and Lottie Callihoo, and their children, Charlie, Christina, and Camilla. It was taken in the 1920s on the Michel Indian Reserve northwest of Edmonton.

Jun 27, 2023 | boomermagazine.com | Doreen Mary Frick |Phil Perkins |Sherrill Pool Elizondo |Lisa Olivier

Stories hold power, and writing translates those stories and power to others. Boomer reader Doreen Mary Frick shares some insights into the process of writing, from three-by-five cards to advice from the professionals.