Denise, 2006 The winter of ’86 was especially bitter. An early December blizzard left mountains of dirty brown snow on the shopping center parking lots and later snows froze on the roads and sidewalks. The holidays had been particularly restless ones for Dan, who disliked holidays, birthdays, and anything requiring emotional participation. So one morning […]
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Miracle of the Monkees
Denise, June 2004 It was my first year as a single mother and life was pretty desperate. I had a minimum wage job and two pre-teen children. Every month was a race to get to payday before the food ran out. There was no money for extras. The girls loved the Monkees, watching the reruns […]