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Author Archives: John Stanger

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The library has the hottest card in town

by John Stanger August 2, 2011February 11, 2021
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Summers with my cousin, Linda

by John Stanger July 26, 2011February 11, 2021
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Summer of ’53: graduating then goofing off

by John Stanger June 7, 2011February 11, 2021
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Spelling bees and aching knees

by John Stanger May 17, 2011February 11, 2021
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Ah, the family dinner and birthdays

by John Stanger March 22, 2011February 11, 2021
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Washday blues, stokin’ the furnace

by John Stanger March 1, 2011February 11, 2021
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R.J. was a great friend … then he moved away

by John Stanger January 18, 2011February 11, 2021
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Memories of Sunday afternoons

by John Stanger November 30, 2010February 11, 2021
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Dinner at 6 p.m., and then an hour’s conversation

by John Stanger November 2, 2010February 11, 2021
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Too hot a homecoming tradition

by John Stanger October 5, 2010February 11, 2021

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