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Somehow everyone knew that whatever story he was telling ended with us all looking bad or pitiful. And we were tired of looking bad and pitiful. ere’s how hot it was when Noor came to town. Kids didn’t ride their bikes in the street, even though it was summer and we were poor. Frogs died by the dozen on the blacktop, their feet sticking up from the tar like little broken kites. The tall grass turned to brown dust […] The post American Digress appeared first on Terrain.org.