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“Living in the Ben Franklin Block”

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2 thoughts on ““Living in the Ben Franklin Block””

  1. nickreeves says:
    August 17, 2019 at 4:20 pm

    Really enjoyed this, Liz. The home life description – the radio noise, the typewriter chatter, the dogs, etc- really resonated with me. Not because it particularly reminded me of my childhood home life, but it has a lovely and familiar autumnal evening feel to it. Perhaps something of the late sixties, early seventies that rings true to me. Unless I have misunderstood (which is likely), what was the list of school property the kids could destroy?
    Nick.

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    1. Liz Gauffreau says:
      August 18, 2019 at 2:01 pm

      Thanks, Nick! I’m so glad you enjoyed “Living in the Ben Franklin Block”! I don’t remember the entire list of school property it was possible for the kids to destroy, but it would have included desks, chairs, walls, the wall-mounted pay telephone, chalkboards, toilets, and wall-mounted sinks–the point being that by the principal’s providing a comprehensive list of what the kids were prohibited from destroying, he provided them with new ideas for destruction of property that they hadn’t yet thought of.

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