Unremovable

Long Road

Stacey Curran
Nov 3 · 3 min read

Pieces of the past in cars crashed

Our family began this past summer with two old cars, and we ended it with neither of them. One was our commuting car; worn, but trusted. It took its final trip one early Friday evening in June, when a texting driver slammed into my husband and daughter at a stop sign. They were unhurt, but the car was totaled. We attempted to peel off a favorite bumper sticker, but settled for the…

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Stacey Curran

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Teacher, reader, writer, slow runner. Prematurely retired journalist; a long-time-ago winner of two New England Press Association Awards.

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