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Independence day

I learned to drive in the fall of 1980, when the future tasted like a raindrop on the tip of my tongue. It was after the summer we moved from my growing-up house into one that, in my mother's words, didn't have room for my father. It was the year we packed up books, clothes, … Continue reading Independence day →

Jennifer Balink About a boy, About my mother, Family matters, Motherhood mayhem 11 Comments April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 4 Minutes

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