Articles by Harvey Silverman
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Rock and Roll
() essay life friendship
Harvey Silverman is a retired physician living in Manchester, NH. He writes primarily for his own enjoyment.
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He Took Me Fishing
() cover story nonfiction life death
Harvey explains the photo:"...my dad, me and my older son, Andy -- my dad's first grandchild -- as we leave to take Andy fishing for the first time."
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Kanga
() essay friendship
If you're lucky in life, you find that one friend who seems to be linked to you forever...
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Two Stooges
() essay memoir
A lot of memories fade with time, but a few of them are far too choice to let their colors fade...
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Picking Corn
() essay humor memoir
The richest fare of summer...
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Fish Stories
() cover story essay memoir
It was horrible for a child, something a boy would never understand why his family did it. And yet, now that no one does it any more...
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Pay Back
() cover story essay memoir
They gave him everything they could give him that was good. What could he possibly do for them?
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Jack
() cover story essay memoir
He was a constant -- and a mystery...
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Over the Rainbow
() cover story essay friends
A parting gift...
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Rock Garden
() essay memoir
It's the garden that makes a place "Home."
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Brierly
() cover story essay memoir
Ah, that strange moment when the pathway you took in your youth is still there, but your footprints...
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Eulogy
() cover story essay death love
No life is generic ...
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China Trade
() essay memoir
Not all gifts fit under a Christmas tree...
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Cellar Dweller
() cover story essay memoir
You pick it up, hold it in your hand, and just the touch is enough to take you back in time...
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The Sporting Life
() essay memoir
When your dad is proud of you, it's always a winning season...
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Camp Songs
() cover story essay memoir
Oh, for those days of derring-do...
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Horseradish Follies
() cover story essay memoir
So, home-grown is always better?
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Yin and Yang
() cover story essay memoir
What will the credits at the end of the movie say?
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L'Affaire
() essay memoir
In front of Mom's very eyes...
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Rendering Chicken Skin
() essay memoir
You might ask, "Why on earth would anyone do that? Here's the answer...
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I Don't Know When I Lost
() essay memoir
And it is so hard to look past that time without sadness...
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Little Runaway
() essay memoir
When things get rough, you gotta just get out of Dodge...
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Fun Sum
() essay memoir
Is there a mathematical way to express enjoyment?
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Two Amigos
() essay memoir
"...happy in the moment and determined to go forward..."
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Economics by the Shovelful
() essay memoir
It was a snow day! Time for all the fun in the world in the best weather of all...
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Oh, Fudge
() essay memoir
What are the odds?...
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Magic Soup
() essay memoir
Makes you feel better on rainy days, too!
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Letters from Home
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The boy, far from home in unfamiliar surroundings, and the man some fifty years later, like bookends around a life with love...
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LaDora and Dennis
() essay memoir
Memories of love and laughter keep friends carried with us in our hearts...
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The Field
() essay memoir
The movie "Field of Dreams" had Kevin Costner as an actor, but the star of the show is still the field itself...
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Burnt Offerings
() essay memoir
It's true -- a certain scent will make a memory more clear, more alive...
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The Miracle of the Dark Suit
() essay memoir
"...Tomorrow, next week, perhaps in a month? Date uncertain made no difference..."
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Harvey, Shut Up!
() essay memoir
Really, what more was there to say?
- Emergency () cover story essay memoir
- Willful () essay memoir
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Bar None
() cover story essay memoir
Built sturdy enough to carry a lot of memories...
- The Last Éclair () cover story essay memoir
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What’s in a Name
() essay memoir
"...It could have been worse, I suppose..."
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Fifty
() essay memoir
Fifty is not simply a number...
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I Do Not Like Going There
() essay memoir
The gulf stretches wider all the time, but we keep hoping for another glimpse of what was once there...
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Special Place
() essay memoir
Harvey Silverman is a retired physician living in Manchester, NH. He likes to think he tells stories in a way that he enjoys and that some others sometimes enjoy as well.
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Heroine
() essay memoir
Love, loyalty, and commitment...
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Entering Brimfield
() essay memoir
Oh, the things we shouldn't have done...
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Primary Supreme
() essay memoir
Ah, democracy...
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The Last Jello Mold
() essay memoir
A time now barely remembered...
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The Economics of the Egg Cream
() essay memoir
Just Google it -- Harvey isn't the only one who misses them...
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Cars
() essay memoir
They are, in a way, markers of Time...
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Happy Birthday
() essay memoir
Endings are a part of life, so why don't we teach people how to grieve?
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The Candle Kid
() essay memoir
A memory to bring a smile...
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Visiting Grandpa
() essay memoir
What could we have said to each other?...
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Calling Coach
() essay memoir
A perfect gift...
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Frosted
() essay memoir
Memories are treasure...
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Hearing Voices
() essay memoir
Listening again after so long -- a treasure!
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Cherry Ice
() essay memoir
We find it hard to say goodbye, but we can hold on to the memories...
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Lobster Memories
() essay memoir
That certain flavor that only matches memory...
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You Made Taiglach!
() essay memoir
Sweet and sticky, perfect for a celebration...
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Halloween from Outer Space
() essay memoir
A traveler in space and a traveler in time...
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Kid Stuff
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How a name can identify us and our times...
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Cosmic Serendipity
() essay memoir
Smile, remember, say a name -- it can't hurt...