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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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Chapter 9 – xiii

!!!!!*****WORKING DRAFT*****!!!!! The day after Thanksgiving, Petyr dropped me off for my fourth weekly treatment. For the first time, I met with Dr. Viqueira alone, no mother, friend, or solicitous lover to filter the conversation or deflect my deepest fears. … Continue reading

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Chapter 9 – xii

!!!!!*****WORKING DRAFT*****!!!!! “Sarah?” Steph’s voice sounded hollow on the phone. I’d come home at three, and lain on the couch for several hours, exhausted by a simple afternoon at the doctor’s. “Can I come over? We need to talk.” “Why? … Continue reading

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