Five Minute Observations

Tag: childhood

  • Can I Have a Hug?

    Can I Have a Hug?

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    Joe Class III
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    I was ten. She promised she’d always be there. I came home and asked for a hug. I remember. “Can’t you see I’m busy?” This is about forgiveness, trust, and a line I drew.

  • Heading to the Swimming Pool

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    Joe Class III
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    “Wait for me!” James screamed, almost out of breath. I think it was a warm June day, somewhere around the second week. School let out a week earlier, and it couldn’t happen fast enough. I dreaded going to school. My teachers weren’t all that nice to me, and, before you ask, no. That’s not an…

  • First Date

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    Joe Class III
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    “I don’t appreciate what you said about my friends.” Her voice was tense, borderline hostile. What I didn’t know then was that this conversation would change the trajectory of both of our lives, hers and mine. Between the abuse at home and the constant teasing at school, I was fed up. Mostly, I was tired…

  • Carded For Cookies

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    Joe Class III
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    Grandpa is a great guy, but he’s got this thing about Oreo cookies. He can’t get enough of them. Before we knew what an obsession was or a sugar addiction, there was what Grandpa called his sweet tooth. And every few days, when Mom, Dad, and my sister, Sarah, visited his condo on the shore…

  • Janice’s Pancakes

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    Joe Class III
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    Waking up early was never a problem for Floyd. He’d been waking up before 4 A.M. since he was twenty. He greeted the morning with a cup of black coffee, stopping chores just long enough to appreciate the simplicity of his life. Work. Eat. Sleep. Nothing complicated about it. Doc asked him at Janice’s Diner…