A Life in a Shoebox (a haiku)
by Ben Waggoner
Six birthday cards boxed.
Shoebox tucked away, buried.
Like my five-year-old.
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Ben Waggoner
When I was a kid, our television broke. My dad replaced it by reading good books aloud. He cultivated my appetite for stories of adventure and intrigue, of life and love. I now write stories I think he would enjoy, if he were here.
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