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As Easy As Falling Off a Bike: 11 - The Other Way of Stopping
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As Easy As Falling Off a Bike. One boy's sexual adventures (and mis-adventures) from childhood to puberty to adulthood. 11 - The Other Way of Stopping. At this point, I will jump ahead in my story to 1982-83. Alex Vance had moved to Canal Winchester and, consequently, my friendship with Billy and Bryan Barrett had grown quite a bit, even if it meant bike rides all the way down Bartlett Hill to the other end of the Huber subdivision. In the autumn of 1982, Bryan and I were in 8. 8220;C’mon, get out ...
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As Easy As Falling Off a Bike: 09 - The F List
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As Easy As Falling Off a Bike. One boy's sexual adventures (and mis-adventures) from childhood to puberty to adulthood. 09 - The F List. Alex Vance lived just around the corner from my childhood home, so it was a quick three-minute bike ride back and forth between our two homes. By default, we were best friends. Both of our families also attended the United Methodist Church, which just meant rules like “come home when the street lights come on” were flexible. 8220;What a great game! 8221; said Alex.
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As Easy As Falling Off a Bike: 12 - When Things Get Out of Hand
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As Easy As Falling Off a Bike. One boy's sexual adventures (and mis-adventures) from childhood to puberty to adulthood. 12 - When Things Get Out of Hand. In the early spring of 1983, Craig MacIntyre was discovering amazing new sensations down in his trousers. Well, maybe not completely new…. Although “Jack Mac” had messed his pants while dancing at the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C., “Jack” earned his nickname two and a half years earlier in the spring of 1980. We rode up the narrow bike path that le...
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Boys of Summer, Men of August
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Boys of Summer, Men of August. A novella set in Cincinnati during the 1970s, about childhood friends struggling with racism and loss of loved ones. 8220;I remember the hottest day in 1946,” said Mr. Johnson, “I was barely 12 years old and I went with my father to Ponce de Leon Park near downtown Atlanta. I remember seeing baseball greats like Rube Foster, Buck Leonard, Cool Papa Bell, and Josh Gibson.”. However, he saw the rest of them. 8220;Why do I have to put on this shirt and tie? Robert and his fath...
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Sugarbread in the Tulip House: Second Ajax
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Sugarbread in the Tulip House. At the end of the school day, Jani walked home with his best friend, Rolf. Rolf lived in a houseboat in the old canal, Oudegracht. Along the way, they passed fields where rows of tulips and bluebell grew. Also, they passed a grassy field where an old windmill stood. The windmill’s blades revolved slowly as wind swept across the sails. 8220;Let’s walk the polders and see if someone’s playing voetball,” suggested Rolf. 8220;Come join us! 8221; said one boy,. Rolf broke into a...
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Sugarbread in the Tulip House: The Dutch Masters
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Sugarbread in the Tulip House. When Jack Frost made his first appearance in Utrecht, he painted the trees in autumn shades of copper and bronze. People in the lowlands bundled up for Winter. Now, Jack Frost made a return visit, dropping snowflakes from the sky, painting the landscape in brown, gray, and white. Mrs Van der Veld sat in the Tulip House, drinking a cup of coffee when Jani approached. 8220;Goede Morgen.”. 8220;I suppose, but who will watch after Trudy? 8220;She could go with us.”. Tree-lined ...
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Sugarbread in the Tulip House: Up, Over, and In
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Sugarbread in the Tulip House. Up, Over, and In. In the week before Saint Nicholas Day, Jani’s father and Mr. Van Heeswijk worked in the workshop lday and night. Hammers banged and saws buzzed, keeping the Van der Veld’s up later and later every night. Finally, it was the Sunday before the holiday and all noises came to a stop. 8220;Come on, Jani. It’s time,” he said. 8220;Time for what? 8221; asked Mrs. Van der Veld. 8220;Is it the surprise? 8220;That’s nothing,” said Jani. The truck sat in the alley be...
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Boys of Summer, Men of August: 34 - July 1946
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Boys of Summer, Men of August. A novella set in Cincinnati during the 1970s, about childhood friends struggling with racism and loss of loved ones. 34 - July 1946. 8220;I remember the hottest day in 1946,” said Mr. Johnson, “I was barely 12 years old and I went with my father to Ponce de Leon Park near downtown Atlanta. I remember seeing baseball greats like Rube Foster, Buck Leonard, Cool Papa Bell, and Josh Gibson.”. However, he saw the rest of them. 8220;Why do I have to put on this shirt and tie?
