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Homecoming

by Darcy Wiley | Sep 18, 2014 | Buttons & Thread, Pencils & Pens, Sweet Tea

Over the trees, the sound of trumpets came to me. Drums bellowed back at mallets punching. Summer days, the marching band played like always. I could hear it from my backyard. Some days it was the sound of war, other days of celebration. I knew something was coming...

What He Will Learn

by Darcy Wiley | Aug 21, 2012 | Pocket Change

The day before kindergarten, he quizzes me, wants to know what he’s going to learn at his new school. I place containers into his lunch pack like I’m putting together a puzzle. “Well, you’ll be working more on your letters and numbers,” I tell him. “You’ll learn how...