Summer Paychecks And Elevator Courage
A Different Feel The summer of 1974 felt different from the very beginning. Patrick could not have explained exactly why.
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Chapter 2, Part 18: Welcome To Bryant
School had barely started, and already the hallways buzzed with the kind of loud, restless energy only a late-summer first
Chapter 2, Part 17: The First Game
The first game of the season had the neighborhood buzzing. Thursday evening at Pearl Park. All of the games for
Chapter 2, Part 16: The Weigh-In
A week before the first game, the team gathered at King Park’s rec building for a preliminary weigh-in—the moment every
Chapter 2, Part 15: Cathy Talks To Derrick
August was slipping through their fingers. The days were still hot, but they were getting shorter. More kids talked about
Chapter 2, Part 14: King Park —A New Home
Monday afternoon came faster than anyone expected. The crew walked west together, crossing I-35 at 40th Street, joking less than
Chapter 2, Part 12: The First Practice
By the second week of August, the summer heat had settled heavy over the city. Days were hot, nights were
Chapter 2, Part 13: The News Nobody
The first week of football practice was one of the best they’d ever had. Hard drills. Good plays. Plenty of
Creaky Steps And Life Changing Decisions
The steps were old enough to creak even when nobody moved. They belonged to a narrow, two-story house with tired
Chapter 2, Part 11-A Church Memory
Every time Derrick walked into Zion Baptist, a certain memory always came back to him. He was about seven years