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It Takes a Pair

Publishing my grandmother’s memoir posthumously about raising twin daughters as a single parent one chapter at a time.

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  1. Issue · Aug 30, 2026

    It Takes a Pair: Epilogue (opens the original)

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    Over the course of the last several months I’ve heard from many readers about how much they have enjoyed reading my grandmother, Helen Hinkson Green’s, memoir titled It Takes a Pair. People have asked… Was she already a published author before she penned her memoir? Did she ever try to published her memoir? Where did her writing talent come from? To answer these three questions, I can confidently respond “Yes. No. And I have no idea.” But what I do know is that writing was always a

  2. Issue · Aug 23, 2026

    34. “Never No Men" (opens the original)

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    Note: This is the LAST installment of It Takes a Pair, a 34-chapter memoir written by my grandmother, Helen Hinkson Green (1907-2003). It recounts her memories of raising her twin daughters as a single (& widowed) parent throughout the 1940s. It has been published posthumously in her honor, by her granddaughter, Helene. View previous chapters and more information about this memoir. It didnR

  3. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

    33. East Lansing- MSU - The Growth Years (opens the original)

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    Note: This is the next installment of It Takes a Pair, a 34-chapter memoir written by my grandmother, Helen Hinkson Green (1907-2003). It recounts her memories of raising her twin daughters as a single (& widowed) parent throughout the 1940s. It is being published posthumously in her honor, with new chapters released every Sunday. View previous chapters and more information about this memoir.

  4. Issue · Aug 9, 2026

    32. Golden Earrings (opens the original)

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    Note: This is the next installment of It Takes a Pair, a 34-chapter memoir written by my grandmother, Helen Hinkson Green (1907-2003). It recounts her memories of raising her twin daughters as a single (& widowed) parent throughout the 1940s. It is being published posthumously in her honor, with new chapters released every Sunday. View previous chapters and more information about this memoir.

  5. Issue · Aug 2, 2026

    31. Toby joins the Family (opens the original)

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    Note: This is the next installment of It Takes a Pair, a 34-chapter memoir written by my grandmother, Helen Hinkson Green (1907-2003). It recounts her memories of raising her twin daughters as a single (& widowed) parent throughout the 1940s. It is being published posthumously in her honor, with new chapters released every Sunday. View previous chapters and more information about this memoir.

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