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The Pipecleaner Man
This is an wee excerpt from a first draft of a short bit I'm working on...mostly true...some bits fictionalized...mostly to protect the identity of my family and that of the pipecleaner man. This was going to be an anecdote...but it's a funny thing when you start to write about something you remember...the things that were not important…or didn’t ...
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June 23, 2009
Frog Fever
The Summer of 66 ended with a tally of 4 plaster casts; 102 stitches; 2 concussions; 4 visits from the Air Police (APs); 3 from the base ambulance. And let’s not forget the 3 deliveries from the Big Blue Salvation Army Truck of old, used furniture and broken parts of appliances. This isn't to count the endless trips to the Base Hospital's ...
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May 2, 2009