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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I am struggling to get my laptop back in commission. Meantime, I have dusted off my old desktop computer and am using a new email address to make communication possible. I don’t like trying to write long messages on my IPhone!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleora:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Well crafted. Catches the helplessness of children when adults don’t listen. Also does a good job of handling the sense of shame that kept the boy from entering the store again even though he hadn’t meant to steal the tractor. There are just a couple of minor minor typo fixes. When the little sister says “I need to show you something.” You need to put in opening and closing quotation marks around the words. Come out of the store needs a period instead of a comma after it. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mary Jo:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Very evocative of childhood. It captures the innocent cruelty of children and the confusion of observing but not understanding. One small spellcheck issue, You wrote (sower) when I think you meant (sourer) when describing eating the candy. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marcia:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gentle picture of dealing with a loved one with dementia. The charm and the humor of the father still flashes through. The patience of the daughter with the repetious behaviors and thoughts because it isn’t on purpose and it is a fact of life for many who are dealing with this condition. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now for the little corrections. There needs to be an opening quotation mark before the phrase, (You didn’’t vote for Trump.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good piece.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DeAnna Quietwater Noriega<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Quieth2o@charter.net">Quieth2o@charter.net</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>