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Life

Campfire Tales

The reasons I hated the Sioux-Ute dance were sevenfold: 1. The music would be deafening and of the Lil’ Wayne and Jonas Brothers variety. 2. I would spend the evening policing the furtive grindings of 14-year-olds and the night patrolling the camp grounds for secret rendezvous.

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Perspectives

A Sun-baked, Star-sanctioned Romance.

Post author By Lizy Yagoda
Post date Thursday, December 16th, 2010
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On the basketball court, a dewy lacquer coated our skin. The ball slapped between their palms and the floor. I was merely an observer. I followed the ball with my eyes, not my feet. Every bounce, every word, reverberated from the far wall of the empty gym, creating in our ears and in our minds […]

Tags basketball court, basketball player, dead grass, eternal moment, evening activity, first few days, perspectives, random facts, romance, summer camp, trip wire, who wants to be a millionaire, who wants to be a millionaire board game