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Weekly Contest #41
Young Man’s Landby Luke Mott It was my 13th birthday; one of the years my birthday landed on the weekend. My mom did the best she could to throw me a party. Somehow, she managed to round up the entire neighborhood and get the day off. She worked two, sometimes three jobs; usually, waitressing jobs or filling in as a receptionist. The ’90s weren’t a very progressive time for female employment opportunities. If they were, my mother would have ruled the world. “My little man’s growing up,” she said, holding back the tears in her eye...
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