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Boy

Sunday morning, tie the tie straight and make sure you

aren’t wearing sneakers. Its called for Sunday best. Put

gel in your hair and spike it. You want to make a good

impression. Don’t look sluggish and if you do, hose down

your face with freezing water. And while you’re at it,

lather some soap on it too. Now when we arrive, its smiles

and handshakes all around. It does not call for simple nods

and halfway glances. Stand up straight and sing loud with

all the emotions in your little body. In the end, this will

all tie together.

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Nate about 1 year ago

And it does tie together in the end, nice circular wording! The voice is consistent and I can still feel Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" in here, which helps it as an imitation.

Thanks for writing, Emily.