Category Archives: Childhood memories

Deck the Halls

Posted on February 17, 2012 by SW

Why is it that all elementary schools, in one way or another, smell the same? Even after all these years since I was a student in one myself, I can walk into a grade school and immediately be transported back … Continue reading →

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So this shark walks into a barre…

Posted on April 22, 2011 by SW

Like so many other young girls, I took the obligatory dance lessons. Ballet and tap classes, commenced at the age of five or so. My first dance classes took place at the community center not 200 feet from the local … Continue reading →

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What lies beneath

Posted on April 8, 2011 by SW

This post begins, as so many seem to, with food. Well, to be more specific, a condiment. Namely, ketchup. One weekend when I was in high school, I went over to a friend’s house to hang out. We ended up … Continue reading →

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The Limbo Dance of Life

Posted on March 2, 2011 by SW

Thinking of the limbo makes me remember middle school. Specifically, it makes me remember the skating rink just down the road from my middle and high schools, which happened to be one of few public places in the area for … Continue reading →

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SMILE!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by SW

Like so many other hapless teenagers, I had braces. And while the vast majority of middle school has been blessedly blotted out of the fabric of my mind with the stain-remover of Time, there are a handful of notable traces … Continue reading →

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