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Silken Softness (Poets United)

Silken Softness My mom, Charlotte, grew up in Iowa. Council Bluffs, to be exact. Recession, then Depression brought the town to its knees, at least until corn season. Mom said Grandma Blanche could...

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The Train Conductor (Tuesday Tryouts)

THE TRAIN CONDUCTOR “End of the line,” called out the conductor, roaming car to car Rail-thin and rangy, dignified in the spotless black uniform, his timepiece gleamed at the end of a long gold chain....

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Moving Day, circa 1933

Moving Day, circa 1933 I was entranced by my mother’s stories – all about the dilemmas of the 30s, the Great Depression. Never reluctant was she to retell the travails of Little Charlotte On The Ice...

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