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Hometown USA

Hometown. What is it? A place, a feeling, a way of life...? One thing is for sure, Hometown shaped the way we view our world.

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I have been following a facebook page about my hometown in Kansas so I pulled this short story from a book I am writing on Life Stories.  See if this rings true for you.

Hometown USA

The place where we find refuge and safety or feel secure

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Our origin, birthplace, place of belonging

Pages in our photo album recording our first’s that soon turn into memories

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First haircut, birthday, bicycle, broken arm, girlfriend

First day of kindergarten, fire drill, pint cartons of milk, the pledge to our flag

First time to hold a girls hand in a circle, screaming yuck but really liking it

First time to drive a car, get a job, and wonder why the bank gave us that first loan

 

Our childhood backyard, home base, history, memories of the corner store... click for the rest of the story

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