Thanksgiving Secret- lost in family chaos, boobs, fans, and fireworks
In Queens, NY, Thanksgiving is when the cold begins to arrive. As I stepped out of our '72 El Camino, onto the gravel driveway, I looked...
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Devil Went Down to Georgia- coming home from vacation
In the summer of 1978, we had spent a cool weekend at my uncle’s farm. We often went several times during the spring and summer to help...
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The Fan- a young girl stuck in the middle of divorce
It was a hot night. I laid in bed trying not to think about how hot it was. The cool sheet that laid over my skin felt good for a brief...
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Canned Spinach- eating and abuse
I was in the third grade and although we were separated into individual classes, the partitions were often removed so all eighty third...