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The Day We Got TV
From Dallas Doctor’s “World Without Love ~ A Collection of Short Stories that Together Tell a Story” (pages 41-42): The Day We Got TV by Dallas Doctor (Summer 1963) We didn’t have a television set in our house until Read More …
The Bad Kid
From Dallas Doctor’s “World Without Love ~ A Collection of Short Stories that Together Tell a Story” (pages 35-36): The Bad Kid by Dallas Doctor (Summer 1962) Billy Waters was the bad kid in the third-grade. Billy Waters always Read More …
ShitButtAssBiteHellFuck!
From Dallas Doctor’s “World Without Love ~ A Collection of Short Stories that Together Tell a Story” (page 75): ShitButtAssBiteHellFuck! by Dallas Doctor (Spring 1966) It was our secret password. “ShitButtAssBiteHellFuck!” It was our salutation. “ShitButtAssBiteHellFuck!” It was almost the name Read More …
Today is Kind of a Big Deal
Today is Kind of a Big Deal by Dallas Doctor Birthdays come and go. Everybody’s got one. Every day is somebody’s special day. When you’re a kid, birthdays matter; when you’re an adult, they rarely indicate more than new Read More …
The Last Day I Danced
From Dallas Doctor’s “World Without Love ~ A Collection of Short Stories that Together Tell a Story” (page 86): The Last Day I Danced by Dallas Doctor (Fifty years ago — September 1968) In the ’60s, there used to be high Read More …
Sister Godfree’s Face
From Dallas Doctor’s “World Without Love ~ A Collection of Short Stories that Together Tell a Story” (page 104): Sister Godfree’s Face (June 1969) When Brian Summers came home from the war, his entire family gave Sunday-night-speeches at church. Standing Read More …
Les Could Have Been More
From “World Without Love ~ A Collection of Short Stories that Together Tell a Story” (page 75): Les Could Have Been More (1967, 1968) I guess I never really knew Les Godfree. There was a gulf between us. (He was Read More …
Scratch-n-Sniff
Ringo’s Big Adventure (Chapter 12) Scratch-n-Sniff by Dallas Doctor You know what hasn’t been invented yet? A way to record smells! Yes, I know Ruth Gordon had “Oder-ifics” way back in 1971’s Harold and Maude but I think Bud Cort Read More …
The Job Search Continues
Ringo’s Big Adventure (Chapter 11) Ringo’s Job Search Continues by Dallas Doctor Ringo thinks we’re rich. He spends most of his day lounging out on the deck in the fresh air, in either sunshine, or shadow. Every now Read More …
The Escape
Ringo’s Big Adventure (Chapter 10) The Escape by Dallas Doctor There’s a fluffy, white ball of fur, I guess it’s a dog, that lives in the house around the corner. Usually it’s nowhere to be seen, but every Read More …
