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Mickey Z
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the Department of Homeland Security.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
She called me over for a lesson
Wake up, it’s Storytelling Saturday.
(She’s dreaming of Z?)
Once upon a time...
(excerpted from a new essay I have on-line, link below)
I remember one night—after smoking far too much herb—we got into a half-court game with some guys from the projects. Things were confusing and seemed to be moving slower than usual, but my outside shot was on...and I found myself getting noticed by the older guys. I can still feel the pride I felt when they complimented me.
We haven’t come far from our tribal roots.
Later that night, I walked past some black girls who were sitting on the sidelines. They were all about 18. One smiled at me and said: “What’s happening?”
She was slim and very pretty: a little girl face with a woman’s body and attitude. I did not know how to react to her, so I just smiled and started to make my way across the gym. To my surprise, she called me over for a lesson.
“When someone says ‘what’s happening’ to you, you either say ‘nothing’ or ‘me,’ okay?”
I smiled and said, “Yeah.” A cool 18-year-old black girl had taken the time to school my 14-year-old white ass and I was real pleased with myself.
To read the complete essay, please click here:
http://tinyurl.com/9bxt2
Who else has a yarn to spin? JOS?
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More from my past:
It appears my acting (sic) has been deemed: “fit to print”
http://tinyurl.com/amkp6
(For newcomers unfamiliar with my thespian efforts: http://tinyurl.com/ah7hx)
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