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The year was 1962. My sister was eagerly preparing for the brave new world of junior high. To ready herself for this great event, she began to buy Teen...
The Imitation of Mr. Starbuck
Imagine an enormous royal blue tick. If that seems too repulsive, imagine a large royal blue beachball. Let a little of the air out to soften the shape. Add...
Dying Like a Dog
Hunger and thirst, starvation and dehydration—ugly words to most of us, bringing images of tormenting weakness, agonizing muscle spasms, the ultimate cannibalism as the body devours itself to stay...
Wishing People Dead
Christine Busalacchi, a Missouri woman suffering from serious brain damage, died on the 8th of March, 1993. The cause of death was starvation. Her case was not a nationally...
