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Weekly Contest #140
The four of us were so excited! We got permission from Cindy's mom to play inside their house, which was quite a privilege for kids in the 60s. We were rarely allowed to play in someone’s house so this was a special treat. Our summer days in my Detroit neighborhood were usually spent outside all day until the street lights came on, then we were homeward bound as quickly as possible. But not this time. We were able to extend our time together by playing inside. Cindy was my next-door neighbor. One year older, and oh, so much wiser than the re...
Weekly Contest #132
This is NOT how I planned to spend my summer! I didn’t want to move. I liked the city, and my friends, and my dog, Spotty. He was better known as the “neighborhood mutt” because we couldn’t keep him in the yard. He always managed to dig his way out under the fence and wander around everywhere. “I don’t want you going to high school here,” Mom said. “Kids are bringing knives to school and I don’t want you to get hurt.” I was in sixth grade and felt I still had plenty of time before worrying about high school. But Mom had already made up her ...
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