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Confessions of a Sci-Fi Nerd by
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Prompted By Lost in Space

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This guy Heinlein could really tell a story.
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Comics at Tony’s by
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Prompted By Hair

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My family had a rule: No comic books.
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Dorm Rules by
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Prompted By First Day of School

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No drugs. No alcohol, even if we were over 21. (We weren't.) No female visitors after 11 on weekdays or midnight on weekends.
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What We Learned from the Roosters by
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Prompted By Lessons

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You know how roosters crow in the morning to greet the dawn? That’s a myth, we learned when we moved in.
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Visits from My Grandfather by
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Prompted By Grandparents & Grandchildren

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It is his scent that comes back to me most strongly: a mixture of leather, Barbasol shaving cream, and cigars.
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Cash by
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Prompted By Best Advice: Money

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My grandfather loved horses and gambling more than he loved my grandmother, so he spent a lot of time at the racetrack.
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Cheap Thrills by
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Prompted By Prom

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“What’s this?” asked Wendy. “Chocolate cream pie,” I answered helpfully. “It’s like soup,” said Jean.
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A Coney Island of the Soul by
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Prompted By What We Ate

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We cram sweaty into a booth, raising scarcely an eyebrow in rented tuxedos and spaghetti-strap gowns.
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The Conservative by
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Prompted By Protests

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Joe's hat sported not only a Nixon-Agnew campaign button but, beside it, a Goldwater button from four years earlier.
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