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Little Stories

Little Stories: Rain on My Birthday
How a lie my father told me became a lifelong ritual.
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Little Stories: The Christmas Tree
A tale of mixed holiday messaging.
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Little Stories: The Fire Chief and the Bedroom Door
Plus a Lowen's Pharmacy sign update!
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Little Stories: The Underwater Subway
How I completely misunderstood what my father was telling me about an upcoming trip.
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Little Stories: How Gerbils Changed My Worldview
Without meaning to, the little rodents taught me an important lesson.
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Little Stories: The Crosby-Cosby Connection
For years I was convinced that the two performers were somehow linked.
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Little Stories: Pete Rose, Witnessing a Record, and Me
How a very flawed big league ballplayer taught me an important life lesson.
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Little Stories: Meeting My College Roommate
A man who knew what he wanted.
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Little Stories: My First Time Fishing
A formative experience, one detail of which still speaks to me.
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Little Stories: Looking Up Dirty Words in the Dictionary
Two kids with their minds in the gutter (or, in one case, the bucket).
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Little Stories: The “Official Inspection Station” Sign
In which I have a brief but epic misunderstanding at a gas station.
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Little Stories: Moving My Eyes
Trying to see something that couldn’t be seen.
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