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Love Rhymes, Chapter 2 – iii

ix Two weeks later, I joined Mom in the kitchen where she’d begun initial preparations for Seder. She interrupted work on her shopping list, looking up at me over her reading glasses. “Honey, your school ends on May 20, right? … Continue reading

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Love Rhymes, Chapter 2 – ii

v Christmas day was always a bit depressing at the Stein house. If it were on a Saturday, we could hide out at the synagogue; otherwise the lack of traffic and sounds of merriment from the gentiles all around us … Continue reading

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Love Rhymes, Chapter 2 – i

CHAPTER TWO Dreams Are Born Of Nature’s Yearnings September, 1966 Lizzie and I met on the steps under the dome, first day of senior year. I’d crammed  my notebook with paper, most of it blank, ready for note-taking in class. … Continue reading

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Chapter 1-iv

xiii A week and a half later, the mailbox outside our beach-side rental in Menemsha on the Vineyard finally held, not a letter, but a thick manilla envelope addressed to me. I’d written Mike as soon as we got there, … Continue reading

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Chapter 1-iii

viii The next Wednesday after dinner, Lisa yelled up the stairs while I was finishing my Math homework. “Janie!! Phone!” I opened the door and padded down to pick up. We had two phones, one at the base of the … Continue reading

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Chapter 1-ii

v That Friday, the basketball team headed off to its usual drubbing at the regional tournament – two losses, and they’d be out. Probably by Saturday night. The band and cheerleaders had gathered a crowd on the steps outside the … Continue reading

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Chapter 1-i

 LOVE RHYMES An Imagined Memoir by Al Truscott Author’s Note …About a year ago, I came into possession of some artifacts – a diary, letters, poems, scientific papers, an obituary – documenting the life of someone who came of age … Continue reading

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LOVE RHYMES PROMO

…About a year ago, I came into possession of some artifacts – a diary, letters, poems, scientific papers, an obituary – documenting the life of the person who inspired the main character of this book. Looking through them, I began … Continue reading

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Chapter 9 – xix THE END

!!!!!*****WORKING DRAFT*****!!!!! Petyr’s here this evening, he’s been here all day. Their wedding day. Or was. She made us cancel everything. I kept the flower order, brought them in, the white, the yellow seem so pure. I hope she notices. … Continue reading

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Chapter 9 – xiv-xviii

!!!!!*****WORKING DRAFT*****!!!!! Dear Mike – I began to write – I think a lot about the old days now — those were really good days for me. You helped me so many times when I was down or confused; I … Continue reading

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