To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Because it’s in one of my songs, War and Peace.
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To Kill a Mockingbird – I was meant to read it for an exam and I didn’t and I cheated. I was allowed to use a laptop to type my answers because I couldn’t see my writing, so I hid an electronic copy of the book on the laptop.
Loads. All the greats.
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Redemption. People can be redeemed, goals can be redeemed.
The Covid years. My life is diminished since then. I lost my brother. My children lost some social expression, and we are still recovering from that.
Two days ago. To move to New York.
An accounting is given of our lives. Did you give more than you’ve taken? Hurt more people than you’ve helped?
Dancing on stage with an open fly.
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