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I sat in the second row of Helping Hands Baptist
Church, the Big House, listen to Allan speak. Mary-ann’s casket, a chestnut oak
with weaves..
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A dusting of snow
gently layered the sidewalk as I walked into Benny’s Diner. Allan agreed to
meet for breakfast and talk about the story ..
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I had just read an
email from my brother Mike and hopped in the shower, when my phone rang. Assuming
it was work, I let it go to my voicemail.
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I sat in my car
listening to 80s rock, looking out at Allan and Mary-ann. They sat on their
front porch, the early stages of spring beginning to..
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“Who did you vote
for?” Aaron asked.
We
all crammed into Allan’s living room and I felt like one of the kids who had
com..
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My sister, the
‘accident’ of the family, was almost twelve years younger than me. When I was a
teen, I remember her always wanting t..
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There
are two types of people in the world, city folk, and everyone else. And after
the four months I spent by the beach, I was happy to be home..
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“Dad, she needs help.
You need help,” Prince said, sitting on the front porch.
Prince
had called me the night before to ask if ..
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Aaron stopped me
outside the door when I went to see her again at the end of the week. His face
bore two, long scratches and he dabbed his cheek..
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“Have you been here
long?” Prince asked as he approached.
I
was sitting in the chair outside Mary-ann’s room observing he..
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