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Poultry Slam
Turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks, fowl of all kinds—real and imagined—and their mysterious hold over us.
How I Learned to Shave
Things our dads taught us, whether they intended to or not.
Parents Are People
What happens when you realize the people in charge don’t have the answers.
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