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E. Jean Carroll's avatar

Bless you, Jimmy!

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Bob Nelson's avatar

No “Yule Tide” Yak…

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Paul R's avatar

“An Army football calendar that Mick Dunham had already left razor marks on”

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.

They may not mean to, but they do.

They fill you with the faults they had

And add some extra, just for you.

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Ben Woestenburg's avatar

I wanna thank you for gifting me the subscription, Jimmy. I didn't realize you had because you never said anything. But this story, oh, I know it all too well. Not that it's my youth. I think I'm more like the dad in this one...close to about forty-odd years ago. Maybe that's why I like your stories so much? They remind me of the youth I left behind, or might have had but for some of the people I met. Is it any wonder I don't write stories of my wasted youth?

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Joe's avatar

Tough kid.

I've known a couple who had more sense at age 12 than their addled "parents".

Future leader if he steadies on.

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Patris's avatar

Waiting.

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