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Generations
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May 2021
Features
Lessons from the Woman Who Mentored George Fox
Elizabeth Hooton provides a model for deep listening across generations.
Barbara Schell Luetke
Poetry
Upon Reflection
"Locked out after Letterman, / hesitant to knock, / I tried to find my keys..."
Amy Baskin
Poetry
The Second Million Miles
"Sometimes you need / to learn to travel in the quiet."
Bill Jolliff
Poetry
Old Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
"What's left of George Fox / is somewhere nearby..."
Bartholomew Barker
Forum
Forum, May 2021
Letters from our readers.
Staff
Viewpoint
Being Honest about the Bible in Religious Education
How to be honest about the truth of a story and still convey the lessons it teaches.
Donald W. McCormick
Life in the Meeting
Preserving a Quaker Presence in Detroit
Detroit Friends Meeting is looking to the future in the new meetinghouse.
Sharon Ottenbreit and Kelsey Ronan
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Quill Soup: A Stone Soup Story
By Alan Durant, illustrated by Dale Blankenaar. Charlesbridge, 2020. 40 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 3–7. As its subtitle…
Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
The World’s Poorest President Speaks Out
By Yoshimi Kusaba, illustrated by Gaku Kusaba, translated by Andrew Wong. Enchanted Lion Books, 2020. 40 pages. $16.95/hardcover. Recommended for…
Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Saturdays Are for Stella
By Candy Wellins, illustrated by Charlie Eve Ryan. Page Street Kids, 2020. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. In…
Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Claude: The True Story of a White Alligator
By Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Jennifer M. Potter. Little Bigfoot, 2020. 32 pages. $18.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. Claude…
Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
The Keeper of Wild Words
By Brooke Smith, illustrated by Madeline Kloepper. Chronicle Books, 2020. 62 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 5–8. What are…
Alla Podolsky
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