In every town he visited, a violent protest broke out in the streets where Gaylen, the boy in The Search for Delicious, polled the people on their most delicious food. Everyone knew what the most delicious food was, but no one could agree, yet everyone agreed to disagree. Husbands, asked to be truthful, were forced [...]
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After spending the summer jumping off a wooden dock we took the birthday boy to the city pool, where there were diving boards, chlorine, and cement sidewalks. He asked if he could jump off the diving boards. I didn’t know. Could he swim to the ladder? So hard to know, as the lake obscures so [...]
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Hey Charlie, I’m sure right now you are standing guard over our dock, keeping the seagulls away. We’ll be up tomorrow, and this will be a big weekend for star/planet gazing. They tell us we’ll be able to spot Mars. Will you stand on that pier waiting for us, in the dark, like you did [...]
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I looked up from the hospital gown that draped over my belly, my knees poking through the stiff cotton fabric, dotted with green diamond rosettes, and was surprised to see the straight black hair framing the face of my still pregnant girlfriend, as she poked her head through the doorway. She had come to visit [...]
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“At what,” I said. He was standing on his crutches, looking out at the back window into the yard at the lake house. I looked there too, but still didn’t see what he was talking about. So, politely, I said, “yeah, nice.” He saw through my indifference, and said, “Look at how the sunlight is [...]
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I’m looking through Photoshop, for its pictorial memories of summer. This year’s pictures are more about people and their stories too personal to share. One image that I love is that of my friend, who simply “mothered” me all summer — whenever I needed some care. On one hot afternoon, three families parked piled into [...]
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Every morning at 9:55a.m you can find me out on the dock, skis under my arms, loading the boat for the morning ski club runs. My goal, as the summer is nearing its end, is simply to get miles under my skis. Ideally, I would give my muscles a break every other day. But fall [...]
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Cover one flour tortia shell with chunks of mozzarella and a few chunks of crumbled feta cheese. Add a layer of a sliced fresh-off-the-vine tomato. Sprinkle with salt and pepper Place under broiler in oven for 5 minutes. Take pizza from oven, and cover with fresh herbs, a bit more salt, and, this is the [...]
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When the sun appears, we are a bit more sleepy than usual. Our real fun happens after 11 pm, when the sun finally sets, and the sky lights up like a planetarium. We sit back in our boat seat and look up. The Perseid meteor showers have returned. There is no other option than to [...]
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