At first glance, she looked ordinary. She was sitting outside with her head cocked to one side, as if listening to a far away sound. Perhaps she was resting; perhaps waiting; maybe even wondering… It wasn’t until she got up that I noticed it. The little squirrel’s back legs and tail dragged along the ground […]
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In 1978 I was assigned to Ox College “3 South” corridor. The all girls freshman dorm, located one mile from campus, was the dreaded dorm room assignment. Even my waitlisted high school girlfriend was relieved to be given commuter status rather than receive my dorm draw. I laugh at the tears my eighteen-year-old self […]