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Today, I Got A Pleasant Surprise From A Reader!
Originally published August 17, 2014 This morning, I got a pleasant surprise – a comment from one of the readers of my blog. Although I am always thrilled to receive comments about my stories (good or bad), they usually only come from friends or family members. I mean, who else reads my stories? Who else…
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Leaving Home in The Summer of 1966
Originally published March 18, 2012 I never got homesick that first summer away from home in 1966; I was too busy growing up and learning how difficult life could be. It all began shortly after my friend Terry Hill (one of the ‘Hortop Boys’ I hung around with) mentioned that he would work on the…
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It’s The Best Summer Job Ever!
The money I earned during my summer jobs in Vittoria, Ontario, was always paid in cash, with no deductions of any kind, making it the best summer job I ever had or could have ever had. But that is just one of the many reasons I loved my summers on Tobacco Road. There were sidewalks…