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The Quiet Room
Doc was an adventurous kid.
Jun 19 • 
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Affair in Bagnoli
Some years ago in Italy, I was at the train station in Naples waiting for the train to take me home to Bagnoli.
Jun 19 • 
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Laura From Sacramento 1980
In the summer of 1980, I lived in Sacramento California.
Jun 19 • 
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Amsterdam
When the phone rang, Doc was watching football on the television.
Jun 19 • 
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The Empty House on Fernwood St
It was a cool sunny day and Doc bounced down the steps from the house in which he lived.
Jun 19 • 
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One Summer at Wernle Children's Home
In my wayward youth, I lived at two different children’s homes.
Jun 19 • 
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They Threw His Property Overboard and Made Him Miss Ship’s Movement
Doc received a phone call at 3 am informing him that he was deploying on a ship for a period of six months and to be ready by 6 am.
Jun 19 • 
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August 2024

It Must Be A Dream
It must be a dream
Aug 15, 2024 • 
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The Twelve Year Favor
In the fall of 1977 I moved to San Francisco.
Aug 14, 2024 • 
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Pauline.M
The first thing I learned living on the street was to trust no one and to never let anyone what you are thinking.
Aug 14, 2024 • 
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Requital For The Bully
People might say I was mean in my handling of a classroom bully.
Aug 3, 2024 • 
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Lainy Flowers
In the fall of 1969, I spent some time in Juvenile Hall for borrowing cars. My social worker got me into a children’s home right outside of Toledo…
Aug 3, 2024 • 
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