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May Mania | Episode 24

A Little Bit Country and a Little Bit Rock & Roll

A Small Town Neighborhood in the Heart of the City

Nancy Oglesby
4 min readMay 24, 2023

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Sometimes the haiku at the end is my favorite part.

Excuse the garbage cans. :) Image Credit: Author this morning. Isn’t it sweet?

Do you know people who still see you the same way they saw you in school? Smart, impulsive, stubborn, a crybaby, a bully, a loudmouth, studious, ambitious, dishonest, energetic, athletic, a liar, risque, a brainless jock … the list goes on. If you were one of the cool kids, you’re good, they still think you’re the bomb. I you had some growing up to do, you’ll know exactly what I mean.

In my small town, the pharmacist knew your parents, your husband’s parents, and your next-door neighbors. Where do you think I got my birth control pills after my divorce? Not there.

“In high school, I had a reputation for putting out. I didn’t. I had big boobs. Girls with big boobs put out. Everyone knows that.” — NancyWrites

That high school was in a small town.

“But, they [ADHD] weren’t…

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Nancy Oglesby
Nancy Oglesby

Written by Nancy Oglesby

I explore life and tell stories! Embracing the world of Drabbles. Publisher of Fiction Shorts, the Challenged, and Another Fucking Publication

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