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What Pearl Harbor Wrought

Flo - Part 2

The winter of 1942-43 at Heart Mountain was severe, or maybe all winters there were that severe. At 20 degrees or so below zero moisture ...

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What Pearl Harbor Wrought

Flo - Part 1

January 29, 1943: A War Department press release announces the registration program for both recruitment for military service and leave clearance. February 6, 1943: Army ...

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The Pond - Part 2

>> Part 1After a train ride, another bus ride, and a five-minute walk, I was in front of Auntie Junko’s house. She lived in a ...

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The Pond - Part 1

It was just before Christmas when I went to Auntie Junko and Uncle Bill’s house on my own for the first time. I got ...

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Chapter Twelve—Matchmaker, Matchmaker

>> Chapter elevenAt least pretend that you’re happy to be here, I scold myself. My best friend Ginnie Lee is getting married. To a nice ...

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Chapter Eleven—Cold Imagawayaki

>> Chapter tenOf all the people that I decide to be completely honest with, it shouldn’t be him.  I should be confessing to my best ...

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Chapter Ten—Honesty Is the Best Policy

>> Chapter nine“You have to tell him,” says Ginnie, slurping the last bit of noodle in her large ceramic bowl. We are in Mr. Ramen ...

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Chapter Nine—Up in Space

>> Chapter eightI don’t know why I set up my ex-boyfriend with the absolutely best catch in my fledgling dating service. As my best friend ...

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Chapter Eight—Match Game

>> Chapter seven“So who’s going to be matched with who?” Ginnie asks as she licks some green tea/blood orange yogurt from her lips ...

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Chapter Seven—Who’s Ex?

>> Chapter six“That guy is my best friend’s ex.” The lie about Laker2009, otherwise known as Rick Sleazeball Saiki, my former boyfriend, comes out ...