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The living room in my parent’s home consisted of a piano, an organ, a sofa, a loveseat, a rocking chair, several end tables, a large record player (shorter than the organ but otherwise the same size), and a recliner. There was no television. As a child, this was embarrassing. My friends had seen all of […]

They have a tendency of doing things backwards, she told me. In their teenage years, they actually convinced people they were siblings. She, being three years older than him, took him under her wing as her “younger brother” and coached him in all the ways of being a gentleman. She told him what girls like […]

He was stationed around the corner with some shrubs hiding her from view. If he was nervous, he didn’t show it. She rubbed the ribbon on the bouquet, feeling it’s silky finish, as she anticipated him coming up the steps onto the porch where she was standing. It was their first time seeing each other […]