READER’SDIGESTRunningintheFamily
I vividlyremembermyveryfirst
Reader’sDigest.I was 12 yearsold
andconfinedtothesickbayat
boardingschool.
Mymotherhadreaditforyears
butI didn’tthinkitwasa magazine
for 12 yearoldswhowereinterested
inteenmagazines.ButI hadrun
outofreadingmaterialsoI thought,
Whynot?I wasbothpleasantly
surprisedanda bitannoyedthat
I’dneverpickedoneupbefore.
I’mnow 53 andhappytoreport
thatI’venevermissedanissue
sincethen.OvertheyearsI’ve
recommendedtheDigesttoas
manypeopleasI possiblycan.
Itisalwaysrelevantandcurrent
withwordgamesandbrillianttrue
stories.I’malsoveryproudthattwo
ofmychildrenhavefollowedinmy
footstepsandread yourmagazine
religiously. LISADISILVIOAHomelessMan’sPerspective
‘I UsedtobeHomeless’(May)isa
raw,confrontingarticle,highlighting
thedesperateplightofsomanyin
ourcities.Withfrighteningclarity
theauthorgivesa windowintothe
dailylifeofthehomeless.Hopefully
thiswillpromptmorepractical
expressionsofhelp. EULALIE HOLMANEditor’sNote:Seeourstoryon
page 36 intheMakinga Difference
sectionabouta youngschoolboy
determinedtodojust that.
8 Augus t 2019
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