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The Disappearing Youth of Geriatric Jeri

RWDrabble 2.0.011 | Word: Disappearing

Stephen Dalton
Fiction Shorts
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3 min readJan 12, 2025

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Once, as Baby Face, I lit up the stage — my youth and virility a magnet for dollars and desire.

Now, seventy and less sinewy, I’m “Geriatric Jeri,” commanding a following of girls, girly boys, and wide-eyed tourists in steamy Thai clubs — drawn to my swagger and tales from my glory days in Atlantic City.

The costumes and sequins sparkle under neon lights, but the mirror reflects a different story — my youthful vigor is…

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Stephen Dalton is a retired US Army First Sergeant with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. Top Writer in Investing, Business, & Bitcoin!

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