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Such good story telling!!! Somebody before me commented that, but it bears repeating.
posted by
TAPS.
on March 8, 2017 at 6:35 AM
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Are you okay, Pat_B? I came back in looking for Part 3, and now I'm worried....
posted by
adnohr
on March 7, 2017 at 10:11 PM
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That's a long time to endure bullying. I am sorry for you and your family. It's finally happened; "they" are starting to recognize the horror of it, and beginning to try to end if for everyone. A good story, but it must be painful to tell. 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on March 7, 2017 at 9:47 PM
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Finally people are speaking out against bullying whether from the parent or a child...no one should have to endure this....I am so sorry you and your siblings did.
posted by
Annicita
on March 7, 2017 at 7:28 AM
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I love the way you describe people, places and events. I didn't have to deal with bullies for the most part, though once a girl ran up behind me and hit me in the head with her lunchbox. With blood running down my face I ran crying to mom who was good with first aid (no stitches).
posted by
TAPS.
on March 6, 2017 at 7:38 PM
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Re: -blackcat
Yes, it is autobiographical. Some of the flavor of the Salkum years is in "Bloody Hell and a Slice of Pie" that came out last Oct., Bloody Hell is a novel about my mother's life and afterlife, and pioneer times, etc...
posted by
Pat_B
on March 6, 2017 at 1:24 PM
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Well it was really awful for you Pat. One would have thought other folk would have taken notice.
posted by
C_C_T
on March 6, 2017 at 11:41 AM
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and....and...and...
posted by
Kabu
on March 6, 2017 at 10:38 AM
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PatB
Great story telling love.
posted by
WileyJohn
on March 6, 2017 at 10:32 AM
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Pat
I took a quick trip again! The country around there is very attractive, and the village itself doesn't seem to have changed much...But that the bullying was allowed to go on for three years is terrrible...
posted by
Nautikos
on March 6, 2017 at 9:33 AM
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Such good storytelling... is this autobiographical? The scenery was set so well that my mind drifted right into a scene from Stand by Me, which is odd because I don't even remember that movie. And the cliffhanger! Can't wait to see what happens... :)
posted by
-blackcat
on March 6, 2017 at 8:51 AM
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