There are stories that are meant to be read in leisure and there are those that can only be narrated in series.
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Fourth of July
The Summer I Learned a Kiss Isn’t a Promise It was the Fourth of July and the park had over 10,000 people listening to a band play and waiting for the fireworks display to go off. “Jeff, did you get the beer?” “Let me get it out of the freezer. It’s my dad’s stash, but
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A Dog and His Boy
A boy learns responsibility. A dog proves what loyalty costs. The day we went to the pound, my mom wasn’t sure I was ready for a dog. “Today is the day we go to the pound,” I said. “Yes, Arney,” Mom replied, “but you have to finish your chores first.” It was my turn to
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Waiting for the Rose to Bloom
A friendship, a theory, and the night she proved her point. We were roommates because it was economic survival. There were three of us in a two-bedroom apartment not far from the University of Washington. My name was Forest. My roommates were Kevin and Mandy. She had her own room; Kevin and I shared the
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The Best Gift Never Received
EPISODE 1 — The Box That Broke Two days before Christmas, I was sweeping the last wood shavings off the floor of Mr. Denko’s shop, trying to move faster than my arms wanted to. The place smelled like pine and varnish, and my breath made small clouds in the cold air. I wanted to finish