Monthly Archives: July 2011

Faster Than I Write It Down

Posted on July 18, 2011 by leighton

It’s been a year since I started writing without a net here on Stories Now Told. Twelve months, 158 posts (including this one), one poem, and over 170,000 words later and I still have a notebook brimming with ideas for new … Continue reading →

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Lesson Learned

Posted on July 15, 2011 by leighton

I was given two great gifts in the summer of 1987. One was the opportunity to see the Drum Corps International finals in Wisconsin with my future classmates. I got the second gift the same week we piled in a … Continue reading →

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Promises, Promises

Posted on July 13, 2011 by leighton

There were basically two reasons I made my mom drive me across town to Magic Wheels skating rink every Friday night instead of the much more convenient Rainbow Roller Rink. Okay, truthfully, there were three reasons, but only two of … Continue reading →

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Some Sugar

Posted on July 11, 2011 by leighton

High School memories are funny things. Some people over romanticize them, and some dwell only on the unhappy ones (which is what I usually do, but mostly because they are funny). For most of my freshman and all of my … Continue reading →

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A Good Reason to be Late

Posted on July 8, 2011 by leighton

I got my first real job when I was a junior in high school. I was terrified of tardiness, so I always left about twenty to thirty minutes before my shift even though we lived only five minutes from the … Continue reading →

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A Short Exposition Upon the Different Treatment of Men and Women by Dental Professionals

Posted on July 6, 2011 by leighton

Chrisie and I have a good friend who also happens to be our dentist. On the plus side, he’s the first dentist I never thought performed unnecessary procedures. On the negative side, he knows us well enough to tell us … Continue reading →

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Start Feeling It

Posted on July 4, 2011 by leighton

From about eighth grade on, I planned to teach music. It was what I Really Wanted To Do. I thought about it daily and even attempted to come up with innovative ways to impart the love of and technical ability … Continue reading →

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Different Ovens

Posted on July 1, 2011 by leighton

One day at work a coworker and I were sharing amusing stories about our relationships when another coworker walked up. He listened for a moment, nodded his head in all the right places, and then said, “Well, I tell you … Continue reading →

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