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  • A Southside Story
    • Chapter 1, Part 1: Coping
    • Chapter 1, Part 2: The Bike Ride
    • Chapter 1, Part 3: Joy In The Summer
    • Chapter 1, Part 4-Trouble On The 4th
    • Chapter 1, Part 5-The Sweet Spot Of Summer
    • Chapter 1, Part 6-The Start Of Football
    • Chapter 1, Part 7-The Fair
    • Chapter 1, Part 8-The Last Day Of Summer
    • Chapter 1, Part 9-The First Game
    • Chapter 1, Part 10: 5th Grade
    • From Warrington To Bancroft
    • Chapter 1, Part 11: End Of The Season
    • Chapter 1, Part 12: Thanksgiving
    • Chapter 1, Part 13: Tension With The New Kids
    • Chapter 1, Part 14: A Winter Scare
    • Chapter 1, Part 15: Trouble
    • Chapter 1, Part 16: Another Confrontation
    • Chapter 1, Part 17: The Field Trip
    • Chapter 1, Part 18: Church With The Johnsons
    • Chapter 1, Part 19: A Unique Class Assignment
    • Chapter 1, Part 20: The Last Week Of School And A Sad Ending
    • Chapter 1, Part 21: The Summer Of Legends
    • Chapter 1, Part 22: The Funeral
  • Tales From The Southside
    • Lines In The Park
    • The Photo
    • The Fight That Didn’t Happen
    • The Rose
    • Southside Summer
    • The Shape Of Something Better
    • Blood In The Snow
    • The House Behind The Alley
    • Creaky Steps And Life Changing Decisions
    • Summer Paychecks And Elevator Courage
  • A Southside Story, Chapter 2
    • Chapter 2, Part 1: The New Girl
    • Chapter 2, Part 2: Ice Cream And Side Glances
    • Chapter 2, Part 3: Going Downtown
    • Chapter 2, Part 4: The Block Party
    • Chapter 2, Part 5: A Summer Scare
    • Chapter 2, Part 6: The Fourth of July
    • Chapter 2, Part 7: Tasha’s Story
    • Chapter 2, Part 8: Derrick And Marcus
    • Chapter 2, Part 9: A Season To Remember
    • Chapter 2, Part 10: Sunday Flow
    • Chapter 2, Part 11-A Church Memory
    • Chapter 2, Part 12: The First Practice
    • Chapter 2, Part 13: The News Nobody
    • Chapter 2, Part 14: King Park —A New Home
    • Chapter 2, Part 15: Cathy Talks To Derrick
    • Chapter 2, Part 16: The Weigh-In
    • Chapter 2, Part 17: The First Game
    • Chapter 2, Part 18: Welcome To Bryant
    • Chapter 2, Part 19: First Day Back
    • Chapter 2, Part 20: Fall From Grace
    • Chapter 2, Part 21-The Next Day
    • Chapter 2, Part 22: The Last Stand
    • Chapter 2, Part 23: The Visit
  • A Southside Story, Chapter 3
    • Chapter 3, Part 1-Thanksgiving
    • Chapter 3, Part 2-The Learning Tree
    • Chapter 3, Part 3-A Day In The Life
    • Chapter 3, Part 4-Christmas At Cathy’s
    • Chapter 3, Part 5-New Year’s Day
    • Chapter 3, Part 6-A Quiet Moment In The Cold

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Chapter 3, Part 6-A Quiet Moment In The Cold

Posted on October 4, 2026October 4, 2026 admin

Southside Story – Winter 1972 Part 30: A Quiet Moment on a Soft Winter Evening It happened on one of

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Chapter 3, Part 5-New Year’s Day

Posted on July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 admin

Southside Story – Winter 1971–72 Part 28: New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day 1972 Winter break settled in fully,

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Chapter 3, Part 4-Christmas At Cathy’s

Posted on July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 admin

Christmas morning at the Cathy’s home began before sunrise. Not with gifts. Not with noise. Not even with breakfast. But

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Chapter 3, Part 3-A Day In The Life

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 admin

Winter came down hard on Minneapolis that year. One week after Derrick and Tasha’s trip to the Nile Theater, the

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Chapter 3, Part 2-The Learning Tree

Posted on June 20, 2026June 20, 2026 admin

The Saturday after Thanksgiving had come and gone, December crept in quietly, and the air carried that thin, sharp winter

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Chapter 3, Part 1-Thanksgiving

Posted on June 20, 2026June 20, 2026 admin

The cold had settled into Minneapolis for good by late November. Frost on the grass. Gray morning skies. A chill

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Chapter 2, Part 23: The Visit

Posted on June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 admin

The season was over, but Derrick couldn’t shake the feeling inside him— a mix of disappointment, relief, and something softer

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Chapter 2, Part 22: The Last Stand

Posted on June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 admin

The loss to McRae had cut deep. The jokes. The embarrassment. The fight. The whispers in the school hallways. But

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Chapter 2, Part 21-The Next Day

Posted on June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 admin

If there was one thing you could guarantee about Bryant Jr. High, it was this: News traveled FAST. Especially bad

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Chapter 2, Part 20: Fall From Grace

Posted on June 14, 2026June 14, 2026 admin

Johnny wasn’t the type to talk much. On the field, he was a monster— a tough-as-nails center on offense and

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