Category: University of Iowa

Prom Be Gone

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It was supposed to be junior prom at Stoughton High, but it got cancelled (thirteen years before the movie Footloose). Pat wasn’t going steady with anyone, so she wasn’t too upset. At the last minute the school arranged a dance in the high school gym, but with no decorations, no court (no prom queen), and… Continue reading Prom Be Gone

Getting a Sun Burn

Posted in airforce, California, college, humor, Iowa, Korean, marriage, memoir, Midwestern, military, Monterey Bay, relationships, University of Iowa, VietnamLeave a comment

You think you know someone. You’ve sat across from your brother in law at countless holiday meals. You raised your kids together, although far enough away that you only saw “the cousins” four or five times a year. You know George loves Monterey, but you didn’t know the whole story. You knew he’d been in… Continue reading Getting a Sun Burn