Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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“We’d been comparing notes on the walk over.”

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Jen Deaderick
May 25, 2024
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I took an old friend on a practice tour today. I wore sandals for the first time this year a couple of days ago and now I’ve got blisters on the back of my ankles. They were made worse by the walk today. Now I just need to wait until they heal into callouses. Then summer can really begin.

Because I was walking with an old friend, I kept forgetting that …

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