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Woke and Other Four-Letter Words
What is “woke”, anyway? It’s such a volatile word lately, used to denigrate and divide. I think there’s a severe disconnect between the right and left on what this word actually means. I’m trying to be fair here, so bear with me. Wikipedia says it’s “an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English meaning ‘alert to…
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Perry Minnow Paws
I’m still not exactly sure what happened but as best I can tell, I woke up one day in my 40s a different person. I went from almost 20/20 vision to needing 1.75 readers. My right hip, always a little janky, went full Karen and constantly wants to speak to the manager. It’s me. I’m…
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Saved
Wilcox County, Alabama 1936 “Good mornin Mr. David!” I say. “Nice day idn’it?” And then I giggle to myself. Every day I take the shortcut through the cemetery on my way to school, and every day I…
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Key West Character Sketches
I get a colorful cussing every time I ride my bike to Strunk’s Hardware.
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The Last Hundo
A hundred dollar bill was something Daddy Warbucks would have handed out, magnanimous and frivolous in the best way.
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Little Miss Perfect
Looking back I can see that the anxiety I was suffering from made me insufferable.
Walk Home Together 