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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
    • From Warrington To Bancroft
    • Chapter 1, Part 11
    • Chapter 1, Part 12
    • Chapter 1, Part 13
    • Chapter 1, Part 14
    • Chapter 1, Part 15
    • Chapter 1, Part 16
    • Chapter 1, Part 17
    • Chapter 1, Part 18
    • Chapter 1, Part 19
    • Chapter 1, Part 20
    • Chapter 1, Part 21
    • Chapter 1, Part 22
  • 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
  • A Southside Story, Chapter 2
    • Chapter 2, Part 1
    • Chapter 2, Part 2
    • Chapter 2, Part 3
    • Chapter 2, Part 4

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Chapter 1, Part 18

Posted on April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 admin

Sunday mornings had their own rhythm in the neighborhood. Many of the families usually headed to Sabathani Baptist Church, St.

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Chapter 1, Part 17

Posted on April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 admin

Spring kept rolling in, warmer and brighter each day. The snow melted. The sidewalks dried. Kids went back to riding

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Chapter 1, Part 16

Posted on April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 admin

Spring arrived early in 1969. One morning, snow still clung to the shady side of houses, but by afternoon, puddles

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Chapter 1, Part 15

Posted on April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 admin

By February, winter had settled deep into the city. The sidewalks were lined with dirty gray snow, the air was

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Chapter 1, Part 13

Posted on April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 admin

Winter break had come and gone. By the time January eased into its second week, Bancroft Elementary was buzzing again

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Chapter 1, Part 14

Posted on April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 admin

January brought a cold that felt colder than usual. Snowbanks lined the streets like frozen walls. The sky stayed gray

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The Rose

Posted on April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 admin

Cathy really liked David. No—she really liked him. It had started the way most things did at Central High in

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Chapter 1, Part 12

Posted on April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 admin

November rolled in like a gray whisper—cold mornings, early darkness, and bare trees lining the city like skinny, shivering sentries.

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The Fight That Didn’t Happen

Posted on April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 admin

Spring came slowly to Minneapolis in 1969. The snow had melted weeks earlier, but the earth still seemed to remember

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From Warrington To Bancroft

Posted on April 8, 2026April 9, 2026 admin

From Warrington to Bancroft Before Derrick ever walked the halls of Bancroft Elementary, he came from Warrington Elementary, a school

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