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Altars of memory

Best of Turnstone, How to live, Musings on my past November 11, 2025 by Tom Chester

I am writing this post on November 1, All Saints Day, a holiday observed by most Christian denominations, part of a multi-day celebration that includes … Read more

Vineta

Best of Turnstone, Life, Uncategorized February 5, 2025November 17, 2024 by Tom Chester

I bet your mother didn’t play catch with you up until high school. I bet your mother didn’t shoot baskets with you throughout your childhood … Read more

Cars, Fathers, and Life

Best of Turnstone, Humor, Life November 20, 2024February 16, 2024 by Tom Chester

In six decades of driving, I have experienced good times and bad over hundreds of thousands of miles—road trips, traffic tickets, accidents, breakdowns, and even … Read more

A freethinker’s look at two famous journeys

Best of Turnstone, Commonplace, How to live, Religion September 13, 2023 by Tom Chester

This essay appeared on the Faith page of the Tucson Daily Star on Sunday, August 27, 2023. The URL to it is below. Travel stories … Read more

A Season of Dying

Best of Turnstone, Life March 6, 2025December 11, 2022 by Tom Chester

My father died more than thirty years ago, just shy of his 70th birthday. I am older than that now and am increasingly aware of … Read more

Bequest

Best of Turnstone, Life, Writing August 17, 2024March 7, 2022 by Tom Chester

While composing the letter to my daughters that appears elsewhere on turn-stone.com, I had some ideas that I felt were more elegantly expressed in verse … Read more

A letter to my daughters

Best of Turnstone, Life, Of the Moment, Wisdom May 6, 2024June 20, 2021 by Tom Chester

Dear Rachel and Hannah, How proud I am to be your father. While there is often a close relationship between fathers and daughters, I write … Read more