Spitball Army

Cities dot the state as Hail Marys on a rosary chain: St. Francis, St. James, The Angels, The Sacrament – Glory be! – St. Bernard.

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1890s growth: The Magic City. 1920s steel: Pittsburgh of the South. 1960s unrest: Bombingham. 2006 vagueness: The Diverse City.

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Friday night and no you. What a life – there is no justice.

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Cat bites my finger as I force-feed her meds. A month later, she dies. Today, I notice the bruise under my nail, moving up and on.

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Card is titled: “587 / First House Built in Utah. Now Under Pergola on Temple Block, Salt Lake City, Utah / 78134.”

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(photo: spitballarmy.com)

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I had one brew and was home at 11:30. Good boy, eh Hon?

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This $1.50 roll of Necco Wafers was larger when I was 9. Then, I traded a 10¢ roll for a Topps Johnny Bench card, now worth $300.

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Granny’s kitchen smells of hot, fried bean empanadas. The dominant scent at Gramma’s: the Listerine with which she bathes her dog.

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I drove my mother to a flower show – some fun, hey kid?

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