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Trying Too Hard

A horse, a gingerbread house, a clarinet

Skiing naked, horseback riding, building a “snow convict”

An envelope with hand-drawn flowers, a heavy wool coat and scarf, a vintage Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Torn pants, a little pink toothbrush, a C-shaped scar

A pair of Nunn Bush dress shoes, a newspaper route, a game of Crazy Eights

A reunion at a cafe, a little nap, a boxing match sans trunks

Mallomars, Virginia Tech, pen pals

Turkish baths, a Greek island, a cat named Tucker

The Tooth Fairy, a vibrator, a fiftieth wedding anniversary

A bout of malaria, a taboo friendship, a long blonde braid

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