November 2025
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Another excerpt from Just Walk Away – a memoir of growing up in Iowa I started school at Norris Elementary when I was four years old because I would not be five until October and school started in September. So, I was a bit behind the rest of the kids but not by much. Norris…
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There was always turmoil in our house but one place where there wasn’t any was while we were on vacation. Vacations were great except just as we drove away from the house. Mom and Artie would immediately begin arguing when we got in the car because Mom would remember something she forgot, and Artie wanted…
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Excerpt from Just Walk Away – A Memoir of Growing up in Iowa We spent all our time outdoors unless it was really bad weather. This is not what many children experience nowadays. The only time we were indoors was when it was crazy hot and humid, a howling blizzard or a thunderstorm with tornados.…