Category Archives: 6th and 7th Grade- Gresham, OR

Ages 11-13

Killing Tina

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Kelli K.

Until I reached high school, I would spend part of my summers with Dad and whichever wife he was married to at the time. From first grade to fifth, this would have been Mel the crazy wife who loved fast … Continue reading →

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If Anyone Was Going to Die, It Would Be Bob

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Kelli K.

Come on… you knew this was coming… There was such incongruence with the ideas that I couldn’t get them to fit together in my head. I was pretty sure from my Catholic upbringing that suicide was an unforgiveable sin, but … Continue reading →

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The Summer of Awakening and Loss

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Kelli K.

When the Greyhound arrived in Deer Lodge my grandparents were not there to meet me. After walking the 20 or so blocks to their house, I realized that my mother had neglected to contact them regarding my visit. After trying … Continue reading →

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Like the Wealthy Boycotting Walmart

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Kelli K.

It was the summer between my seventh and eighth grades years, the summer before the shit hit the fan. Mom was working at the Hooper Detox Center downtown Portland, where the paddy wagon would round the drunks off of the … Continue reading →

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In Love With This Beautiful Man

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Kelli K.

Artwork by my amazing son

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Queen

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Kelli K.

My finger was the size of an Italian sausage and had attained similar coloration- black, brown, purple and shiny blue. I had spent the previous day helping Bob wire a house and had hit my middle finger directly with a … Continue reading →

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The Crowd Pogoed and Swayed in Celebration

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Kelli K.

Artwork by my amazing son

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A Big Loud Rat

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Kelli K.

Artwork by my amazing son.

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Welcome to Oregon

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Kelli K.

We arrived in Portland in record time. It was fairly early in the evening, probably around six  or seven. Of course, in 1978, Portland was a very different place but to all of us it was a magical place, a … Continue reading →

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Jerry, the Protector of Evil

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Kelli K.

Jerry, the protector of evil in our household, was about to leave home in an awesome epic moment. Bob and Jerry had gotten in a fight that culminated around the pickup bed of Bob’s truck, Jerry on one side and Bob … Continue reading →

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