Jason F. Wright’s family sat at the kitchen table on Christmas Eve in 2004, around a jar filled with about $88 in change. They had been steadily filling the jar since October, adding extra change to ...

“Ugly jar” is just one of the names for an antique memory jar — and it often is an accurate description. But a homemade memory jar is of interest because it tells a story. The jars can be any shape, ...

A family’s way of reflecting on the year encourages Zuni, youngest of three, to make memories in this sunny tale. When Mama arrives home with a big glass jar, she explains that it will hold items ...

Right before Christmas in 1987, when Jason Wright was 16 years old, his dad passed away. He can’t believe it’s been 30 years since then. The author and former Utah County resident, whose 2005 fiction ...