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Wow! This feels very personal. So what did you find inside?

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The antics of kids

youth that kicks

Open some wounds

Closes some doors

Hanging on hinges

Blown away cringes

Chem labs clouds

Clear the scene

Kids are kids

Just this once

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Wonderful associations weaving down to the frog. Images triggering memories triggering metaphors. 🙏

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Mar 25Liked by man of aran

Quite powerful. An avalanche. Rock after rock.

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Mar 25Liked by man of aran

God bless Paul Adair. No small act of mercy is wasted.

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I’ve got nothing. Other than I do like his outfit.

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This is wonderfully personal and disturbing, full of messy teenage memories and ambiguities, somehow tugging at my subconscious and challenging self-constructed certainties. I really like this one Alan. Thanks for sharing.

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Junion High can be tough. I love the portrayal of the gang mentality with "toughs" and "hangers on." Paul Adair is what I call a sheepdog, and the world needs more of them, not the wolves who prey on the sheep.

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