Dog Ate the Candy Wrappers—15 and Counting
It started with one wrapper. Then another. What followed was something we couldn’t have made up if we tried—and by the time we started counting, it was already too late.
It started with one wrapper. Then another. What followed was something we couldn’t have made up if we tried—and by the time we started counting, it was already too late.
I thought I found a golf ball. Instead, I found half of a cracked bird’s egg—and just like that, my reality show life took over.
A quick errand with Mom turns into a three-car pile-up in the A&P parking lot. Years later, I finally understand why she once asked if she was my hero.
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